Provision

prō-vizh′un, n. act of providing: that which is provided or prepared: measures taken beforehand: a clause in a law or a deed: a rule for guidance: an appointment by the pope to a benefice not yet vacant: preparation: previous agreement: a store of food: provender.— v.t. to supply with provisions or food.— adjs. Provi′sional , Provi′sionary , provided for the occasion: temporary: containing a provision.— n. Provi′sional-judg′ment , a judgment given as far as the available evidence admits, but subject to correction under more light.— adv. Provi′sionally .— ns. Provi′sional-or′der , an order to do something granted by a secretary of state, which, when confirmed by the legislature, has the force of an act of parliament; Provi′sional-rem′edy , a means of detaining in safety a person or property until a decision upon some point in which they are concerned be come to; Provi′sion-mer′chant , a general dealer in articles of food. [Fr.,—L.,— provisus , pa.p. of providēre .]