proveditor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian proveditore, provveditore, from provedere, Latin providere. See provide. Doublet of purveyor and provedore.
Noun[edit]
proveditor (plural proveditors)
- 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.
References[edit]
- “proveditor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian provveditore.
Noun[edit]
proveditor m (plural proveditori)
Declension[edit]
Declension of proveditor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) proveditor | proveditorul | (niște) proveditori | proveditorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) proveditor | proveditorului | (unor) proveditori | proveditorilor |
| vocative | proveditorule | proveditorilor | ||
References[edit]
- proveditor in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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