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Provision
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.
(2):
(n.) Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; - often in the plural.
(3):
(n.) That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.
(4):
(n.) The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
(5):
(n.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
(6):
(n.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
(7):
(v. t.) To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Provision'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/provision.html. 1828.
