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proveditor

noun

Etymology

From Italian proveditore, provveditore, from provedere, Latin providere. See provide. Doublet of purveyor and provedore.

  1. derived from providere
  2. derived from proveditore

Definitions

  1. One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.

    One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.

    • The entertainment, that S. John's Proveditore the Angel gave him.

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