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PROVI'SION, n. s as z. L. provisio, provideo. See Provide.

1. The act of providing or making previous preparation.

2. Things provided preparation measures taken beforehand, either for security, defense or attack, or for the supply of wants. We make provision to defend ourselves form enemies we make provision for war we make provision for a voyage or for erecting a building we make provision for the support of the poor. Government makes provision for its friends.

3. Stores provided stock as provision of victuals provision of materials.

4. Victuals food provender all manner of eatables for man and beast as provisions for the table or for the family provisions for an army.

5. Previous stipulation terms or agreement made, or measures taken for a future exigency.

In the law, no provision was made to abolish the barbarous customs of the Irish.

Papal provision, a previous nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, by which practice the rightful patron was deprived of his presentation.

PROVI'SION, To supply with victuals or food. The ship was provisioned for a voyage of six months. The garrison was well provisioned.