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)

1. Preparations, a readying; something which is set up or given for use.
2. (law) A legal provision or clause; a condition.
3. Foresight, carefulness; the state of having discretion.
4. (Christianity) Induction into a non-vacant benefice; ecclesiastical provision.
5. (rare) Caring, guardianship, safekeeping.
6. (rare) A provision, stock, or cache.
7. (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.