provisionmentn.
/prəˈvɪʒnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /prəˈvɪʒ(ə)nm(ə)nt/, /proʊˈvɪʒ(ə)nm(ə)nt/ The supplying or supply of provisions; an instance of this.
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the mind > possession > supply > [noun]
provisiona1325
warnison1338
chevisance138.
subministrationa1425
financec1475
suppliancea1500
supply?a1513
supplement1544
furnishment1563
furnish1633
plenishment1823
provisionment1827
resourcing1917
1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. xxiii. 363 His last remaining anxiety was for the provisionment of Barcelona.
1834 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 42 Profiting by the facilities afforded..towards the provisionment of his capital.
1880 Times 5 June 7/5 Signor Cavalletto..demanded with insistence when the Government intended to bring forward the Bill for military supplies and provisionment.
1909 Geogr. Jrnl. 33 421 It is true that a modern army carries more impedimenta than a primitive force, but on the other hand the facilities for light transport and provisionments have increased.
1961 K. Woods tr. L. Baudin Socialist Empire ix. 146 With such measures of provisionment, no surprise was possible; the future was assured.
2001 Europe–Asia Stud. 53 458 Central planners largely endorsed a policy of preferential provisionment. They cared mostly about Moscow.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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