Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PROVEDITOR, PROVEDORE
n.A purveyor; one employed to procure supplies for an army. Proveditor, in Venice and other parts of Italy, is an officer who superintends matters of policy.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PROVEDITOR
Pro *ved "i *tor, n. Etym: [It. proveditore, provveditore, fr. provedere, L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purveyor, Provedore. ]
Defn: One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc. ; a purveyor; one who provides for another. Jer. Taylor.
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