With two Provincial roses on my razed shoes.
Shak.
Pro*vin"cial, n. 1. A person belonging to a province; one who is
provincial.
2. (R. C. Ch.) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his
order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same
fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
Pro*vin"cial*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. provincialisme.] A word, or a manner
of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the
mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic;
hence, narrowness; illiberality. M. Arnold.
Pro*vin"cial*ist, n. One who lives in a province; a provincial.
Pro*vin`ci*al"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being provincial;
peculiarity of language characteristic of a province. T. Warton.
Pro*vin"cial*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provincialized (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Provincializing (?).] To render provincial. M. Arnold.
Pro*vin"cial*ly, adv. In a provincial manner.
Pro*vin"ci*ate (?), v. t. To convert into a province or provinces.
[Obs.] Howell.
Pro*vine" (?), v. i. [F. provingner, fr. provin a set, layer of a
plant, OF. provain, from L. propago, -aginis, akin to propagare to
propagate. See Propagate, Prune, v. t.] To lay a stock or branch of a
vine in the ground for propagation. [Obs.] Johnson.
Pro*vi"sion (?), n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide.] 1.
The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak.
2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together
or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.
Making provision for the relief of strangers.
Bacon.
3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or
stored; -- often in the plural.
And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast.
Milton.
4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous
agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has
many provisions.
5. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice,
comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became
vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone.
Pro*vi"sion (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Provisioning.] To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a
garrison.
They were provisioned for a journey.
Palfrey.
Pro*vi"sion*al (?), a. [Cf. F. provisionnel.] Of the nature of a
provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of
partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a
provisional treaty.
Pro*vi"sion*al*ly, adv. By way of provision for the time being;
temporarily. Locke.
Pro*vi"sion*a*ry (?), a. Provisional. Burke.
Pro*vi"so (?), n.; pl. Provisos (#). [L., (it) being provided, abl. of
provisus, p. p. of providere. See Provide, and cf. Purview.] An article
or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing,
by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word
provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement,
contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its
proviso.
He doth deny his prisoners, But with proviso and exception.
Shak.
Pro*vi"sor (?), n. [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.) One who procures or receives a papal provision. See
Provision, 6.
Pro*vi"so*ri*ly (?), adv. In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject
to a proviso; as, to admit a doctrine provisorily. Sir W. Hamilton.
Pro*vi"sor*ship (?), n. The office or position of a provisor. [R.] J.
Webster.
Pro*vi"so*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. provisoire.] 1. Of the nature of a
proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional; as, a
provisory clause.