proveditor

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian proveditore, provveditore, from provedere, Latin providere. See provide. Doublet of purveyor and provedore.

Noun

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proveditor (plural proveditors)

  1. One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.
    • 1649, Jeremy Taylor, The Great Exemplar: Or, The Life of Our Ever-blessed Saviour Jesus Christ:
      The entertainment, that S. John's Proveditore the Angel gave him.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian provveditore.

Noun

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proveditor m (plural proveditori)

  1. (historical) superintendent

Declension

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References

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  • proveditor in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN