provision
1. pro.vi.sion \pr*-'vizh-*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL & L; LL provision-,
provisio act of providing,]fr. L, foresight, fr. provisus, pp. of
provide-re to see ahead 1a: the act or process of providing 1b: the
quality or state of being prepared beforehand 1c: a measure taken
beforehand : PREPARATION 2: a stock of needed materials or supplies; esp :
a stock of food :: VICTUALS - usu. used in pl. 3: PROVISO, STIPULATION
2. provision \-'vizh-(*-)nin\ vt or pro.vi.sion.ing : to supply with
provisions