provisioun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French provision, from Latin prōvīsiōnem, accusative singular of prōvīsiō; equivalent to pro- + visioun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
provisioun (plural provisiouns)
- Preparations, a readying; something which is set up or given for use.
- (law) A legal provision or clause; a condition.
- Foresight, carefulness; the state of having discretion.
- (Christianity) Induction into a non-vacant benefice; ecclesiastical provision.
- (rare) Caring, guardianship, safekeeping.
- (rare) A provision, stock, or cache.
- (rare, Christianity) A papally-granted right to bypass the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
Descendants edit
- English: provision
- Scots: proveesion
References edit
- “prō̆vī̆siǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-27.