Category:Provisor

Pro*vi"sor, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: one who procures or receives a papal provision. See provision, 6.