provisioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

provision, provicion, provysioun, provysion, provycyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French provision, from Latin prōvīsiōnem, accusative singular of prōvīsiō; equivalent to pro- +‎ visioun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /prɔvizˈjuːn/, /prɔˈvizjun/, /prɔviːzˈjuːn/, /prɔːvizˈjuːn/, /prɔːˈvizjun/

Noun

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

English: provision
Scots: proveesion

References

“prō̆vī̆siǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-27.

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