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What's The Definition Of Provisor?Synonyms | Synonyms for Provisor: Related Terms | Find terms related to Provisor: See Also | Provisor In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*vi"sor\, n. [L., fr. providere: cf. F. proviseur.
See {Provide}.]
1. One who provides; a purveyor. [Obs.] ``The chief provisor
of our horse.'' --Ford.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
(a) The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious
house. --Cowell.
(b) One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See
{Provision}, 5. --P. Plowman.
3. (Eng. Hist.) One who procures or receives a papal
provision. See {Provision}, 6.
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