Category:Victuals

Vict"uals, n. pl. Etym: [oe. vitaille, of. vitaille, f. victuaille, Pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to Living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, To live; akin to vivus living. See vivid.]

Defn: food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for The table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; Meat; viands. Then had we plenty of victuals. Jer. xliv. 17.