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n. A deputy of a Roman Catholic bishop.

n. The holder of a papal provision.

n. One who provides; a purveyor.

n.

n. The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house.

n. One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See Provision, 5.

n. One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6.

n. One who provides; a purveyor; a provider.

n. A person who has the right, gained by mandate of the Pope, to be in future presented to a benefice which is not vacant at the time of the grant. See provide, 6.

"The provisor was the head; nothing could be done without consulting him; he installed the members selected by the society, and confirmed the statutes drawn up by it; in a word, as his title signifies, he had to provide for everything."

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mandatum    disperser    requiescat    cantor    lapidibus    ritus    vicit    inimy    concepto    assensu