supplialn.
/səˈplʌɪəl/, U.S. /səˈplaɪəl/ Now rare.† 2. A thing that serves as a substitute for another. Cf. supply v.1 9. Obsolete. rare.
1. The action of supplying something. Usually with of.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying
usea1382
purveyancea1387
administration?a1425
application?a1425
ministration?a1425
purveying1442
findingc1449
administering1468
liveryc1475
storing1494
furnishing1496
nourishinga1530
ministering1530
conference1545
applial1548
affording1574
supplying1586
supplyment1589
accommodation1612
suppeditation1612
furniturea1649
supplial1738
purveyal1877
1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 80 If nothing but A can do this, it is, because the Supplial of those Wants are caused by the essential Properties of A.
1752 W. Warburton Serm. Nat. & Rev. Relig. iv, in Wks. (1788) V. 58 For the supplial of our imaginary..wants.
1823 G. S. Faber Treat. Christian Dispensations I. vi. 276 The..supplial of all the wants of life.
1877 F. Hall Eng. Adj. in -able 85 Without supplial of a preposition following.
1913 Dramatist Apr. 344 They want current photographs plus a novel touch. The supplial of this novelty is the province of the author.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun] > a substitute
changec1460
supplier1491
quid pro quo?1535
supply1567
vicegerent1583
substitute1589
vice1597
succedane1601
surrogate1644
succedaneum1651
succedaneum1662
vicar1676
superseder?1774
supersessor1810
locum tenens1814
supplial1837
remplaçant1850
fill-in1918
Stepney1928
stand-in1933
substituter1956
1837 C. Richardson Dict. Pref. iii It may be deemed a supplial of many books.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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