provision

[pruh-vizh-uhn]

noun

a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities.

arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.

something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.

a supply or stock of something provided.

provisions, supplies of food.

Ecclesiastical.

an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.

verb (used with object)

to supply with provisions.

Origin of provision

1300–50; Middle English < Latin prōvīsiōn- (stem of prōvīsiō) a foreseeing, equivalent to prōvīs(us) (past participle of prōvidēre to provide) + -iōn- -ion

Related formspro·vi·sion·er, nounpro·vi·sion·less, adjectiveo·ver·pro·vi·sion, nounpre·pro·vi·sion, nounre·pro·vi·sion, verbself-pro·vi·sion, nounun·pro·vi·sioned, adjective

Synonyms for provision

1. condition. 2. catering, purveying. 6. store, provender, stock. See food.

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Examples from the Web for unprovisioned

Historical Examples of unprovisioned

To do this before an unprovisioned army would be forced by starvation to surrender was the problem.
Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson
John McElroy
I shall be again afloat on the wide sea, unpiloted and unprovisioned.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for unprovisioned

provision

noun

the act of supplying or providing food, etc

something that is supplied or provided

preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase make provision for)

(plural) food and other necessities, esp for an expedition

(plural) food obtained for a household

a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso

the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices

verb

(tr) to supply with provisions

Derived Formsprovisioner, noun

Word Origin for provision

C14: from Latin prōvīsiō a providing; see provide

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Word Origin and History for unprovisioned

provision

late 14c., "a providing beforehand, action of arranging in advance" (originally in reference to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position was vacant), from Old French provision "precaution, care" (early 14c.), from Latin provisionem (nominative provisio) "a foreseeing, foresight, preparation, prevention," noun of action from past participle stem of providere "look ahead" (see provide). Meaning "something provided" is attested from late 15c.; specific sense of "supply of food" is from c.1600.

provision

"to supply with provisions," 1787, from provision (n.). Related: Provisioned; provisioning.