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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1350|origins=la provideo}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English provisioun, [[bor|frm|provision]] and directly [[bor|la|provisio|t=foresight, preparation]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from the past participle stem of [[m|la|provideo|alt=prōvidēre|t=to look ahead, foresee, attend to]] (see [[provide]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Appointment to a church office not yet vacant: 1350–51 in the OED, before 1387 in Barnhart;^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) foresight, preparation, before 1398.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The action of providing beforehand is from 1456, and the supply of necessaries for a household or expedition from 1484.^(OED 1989) Something provided, a supply, is from the mid-15th century,^(Etymonline) and ''provisions'', a supply of food, by about 1600.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) In law, a clause in a statute or agreement is from the late 15th century.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) The action of God in providing for his creatures is from about 1450.^(OED 1989) The verb, to supply with necessaries, especially food, is from 1787.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1350 – an ecclesiastical appointment.^(OED 1989)

+ * before 1398 – foresight.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1484 – a supply of necessaries.^(OED 1989)

+ * late 15th century – a legal clause.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1600 – provisions, food.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1787 – the verb.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of providing or supplying something.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(provisions)'' Supplies of food and drink, especially for a journey.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A condition or requirement in a legal document; a [[clause]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Arrangements made for future needs: ''provision for old age''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To supply with provisions.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[provisioner]]

+ * [[provisionless]]

+ * [[reprovision]]

+ * [[overprovision]]

+ * [[preprovision]]

+ * [[provisionary]]

+ * [[unprovisioned]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[provisional]]

+ * [[provide]]

+ * [[providence]]

+ * [[proviso]]

+ * [[vision]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}