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Definition of Provisor
1. n. One who provides; a purveyor.
Definition of Provisor
1. Noun. A deputy of a Roman Catholic bishop. ¹
2. Noun. The holder of a papal provision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Provisor
1. someone granted by the pope a right to fill a vacancy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Provisor
Literary usage of Provisor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1854)
"Among the most interesting visitors was the venerable provisor, ... The venerable
provisor received this letter as from a brother in the Church, ..."
2. Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow; Or, An Account of Its Origin by John M'Ure, James Frederick Skinner Gordon (1873)
"... or provisor, who furnishes the Table with provisions, the Principal's Servant,
a Janitor and Cook. BENEFACTORS TO THE COLLEGE. ..."
3. A General Vocabulary of Latin by Joseph Henry Allen (1872)
"... F., province, charge. provincialis, e, of a province. provisio, onis, F., foresight.
proviso, with foresight. proviso, 3, go out to see. provisor, oris, ..."
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