proveditorn.

Brit.

/prəʊˈvɛdᵻtə/, U.S.

/proʊˈvɛdədər/

Forms:

α. 1500s proueditore, 1500s prouiditore, 1600s providatory (plural), 1600s providetore, 1600s providitore, 1600s 1900s– proveditori (plural), 1600s– proveditore, 1800s– provveditore, 1900s– provveditori (plural).

β. 1500s proueditor, 1600s– proveditor, 1600s prouidator, 1600s prouiditor, 1600s proveditour, 1600s providetor, 1600s providetour, 1600s–1700s providitor.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian provveditore, proveditore.

Etymology: < Italian provveditore, †proveditore provider, purveyor (a1342) < provvedere provide adj. + -itore , suffix forming agent nouns ( < classical Latin -itor : see -or suffix). Compare Italian regional (Piedmont) proveditor, (Milan) provveditor, and also (Venice) provedadore, provvedadore (now archaic). Compare also French provéditeur (1495 in Middle French).

1. Frequently with capital initial. (A title given to) any of various officials of the Venetian Republic, Florence, and elsewhere in northern Italy, esp. to a high-ranking civilian officer in charge of supplies, provisions, and artillery for the city or a dependency. Hence more generally: a governor, overseer, legate, inspector. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > in Venetian republic

proveditor1549

provedore1571

provisor1579

consula1616

magistrate of the pomps1705

α.

1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 82 They create a Proueditore, who (out of Venice) is of no lesse authoritee, than the Dictatour was wont to be in Rome.

1696 tr. J. Dumont New Voy. Levant xxvi. 242 Both the City and the Harbour are commanded by a very fine Castle, where the Proveditore..resides.

1825 W. Scott Talisman xi, in Tales Crusaders IV. 237 ‘I protest against such a combat,’ said the Venetian proveditore.

1874 Times 19 May 6/5 A medal, struck by the Republic in honour of the Proveditore of Friuli.

1907 Eng. Hist. Rev. 22 307 The Venetian governor of Tenos still continues to style himself proveditore of Mykonos also.

1994 Artibus et Historiae 15 73/1 The proveditore of the Opera was empowered to select an arbiter from a list of five Florentine artists.

β. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. i. f. 32 We came too an anker vppon good wyll and request of the Proueditor [Fr. Prouediteur].1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 97 With the armie they sende diuers of their gentlemen as Legats or prouiditors.1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie Hist. Govt. Venice 135 The Councellors of the Seigniory... Dispatch all necessary Orders..to the..General of their Armies, Proveditors at Land or at Sea.1693 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. I. vi. 216 The Famous Patriarch Ioseph..was Constituted by Pharaoh the Chief Ruler and Prince of Egypt..[and] Grand Proveditor of that Country:..there could not be a better Symbol of Provision of Corn and Bread than this Creature.1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour III. 103 Besides these the Venetians have..a common proveditor who takes care of the bridges and keeps the city neat.1764 Public Reg. (Dublin) 31 July 2/1 His Royal Highness was pleased to accept of a dinner from the Proveditor.1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics xvi. 361 The patriots, warned in time, arrested the proveditor himself.1894 Eng. Hist. Rev. 9 354 They were not necessarily lawyers, and were assisted by a iudex ordinarius and three proveditors.1962 Hesperia 31 380 Before the Proveditor..could assume control, the castles of Argos, Kiveri, and Thermisi were seized by the Despot of Mistra.1984 M. E. Mallett & J. R. Hale Mil. Organization Renaissance x. 264 Proveditors..were responsible for the city's grain supply, and supervised the making and allocation of artillery. The Arsenal was run by proveditors.1993 Hist. Jrnl. 36 524 The proveditor of the armada in Oct. 1503 reported ship seizures, high prices and, in Corfu, no bread for sale for three days.

†2. gen. A purveyor, provider; a caterer, steward. Also figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer

purveyor1340

victualler1377

caterc1400

purveyoressc1400

achatourc1405

acaterc1415

providerc1485

provenderc1530

meatsman1567

caterer1592

proveditor1592

viander1598

foregoer1601

meat-man1614

prog man1618

provedore1631

provisioner1633

meater1643

opsonator1656

sutler1710

α.

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. A2^v Verilie, verilie all poore Schollers acknowledge you as their patron, prouiditore, and supporter.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 38 This well meaning Pater patriæ [sc. the herring], & prouiditore and supporter of Yarmouth.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 113 The entertainment, that S. John's Proveditore the Angel gave him.

1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 140 Can any one dare to make him [sc. Christ]..his Providetore for such things as can only feed his Pride, and flush his Ambition?

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 618 Nor did I ever see any in their Fish-markets, or see one of them brought to the Ambassador's Table by the Providetore for curiosity.

β. 1693 P. Strachan Map Little World iii. 183 O God of Love, the Father of all sweet Harmony and Peace; and the great Proveditor of Man.a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) XI. vii. 164 He..made the liberality of heaven the instrument of his vanity and the very proveditor for his lust.1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 173 Our new Proveditor ordered some of our Negroes to plant it.1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. viii. 288 Ready money in open market..being found upon experience to be the best proveditor of any.1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iii. 119 He..is proud, he says, to be that gentleman's proveditor.1872 City Press 20 Jan. A committee dinner of the Ironmongers' Company took place at the hall, Mr. Webster being the proveditor.

Compounds

Proveditor General n. [after Italian †proveditor generale (1642 or earlier in the passage translated in quot. 1648)] now historical (esp. in the Venetian Republic) the highest-ranking official having the title of ‘Proveditor’ in any area; (more generally) the governor, overseer, or commander of a colony or region (cf. sense 1).

ΚΠ

1648 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. Late Warres xv. 19 Whereupon those grave Fathers not failing in their requisite wisdome, chose Luigi Sforzi Procurator of St. Marke.., to be their Proveditor Generall [It. Proueditor Generale].

1680 P. Rycaut Hist. Turks II. 121 Into Friuli, Francisco Morosini was dispatched in quality of Proveditor General with supreme Power and Authority.

1701 London Gaz. No. 3706/1 Proveditore-General Molino, who has the Chief Command of the Venetian Forces in Italy.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 107 By the Help of our Proveditor-General..we fared very well.

1809 Times 23 May 2/2 Zara (Dalmatia) April 15. The Proveditor-General has issued the following Proclamation.

1876 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 13 Jan. The supreme command was vested in the Proveditor General, a noble of high rank and distinguished service.

1967 Slavic Rev. 26 237 The Venetian forces..under the Proveditor General, Daniele Delfino, successfully attacked the Ottoman armies.

1995 Technol. & Culture 36 109 A Venetian who went to Crete in 1583 as physician to the proveditor general of Candia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proveditor
释义	proveditorn. Brit. /prəʊˈvɛdᵻtə/, U.S. /proʊˈvɛdədər/ Forms: α. 1500s proueditore, 1500s prouiditore, 1600s providatory (plural), 1600s providetore, 1600s providitore, 1600s 1900s– proveditori (plural), 1600s– proveditore, 1800s– provveditore, 1900s– provveditori (plural). β. 1500s proueditor, 1600s– proveditor, 1600s prouidator, 1600s prouiditor, 1600s proveditour, 1600s providetor, 1600s providetour, 1600s–1700s providitor. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian provveditore, proveditore. Etymology: < Italian provveditore, †proveditore provider, purveyor (a1342) < provvedere provide adj. + -itore , suffix forming agent nouns ( < classical Latin -itor : see -or suffix). Compare Italian regional (Piedmont) proveditor, (Milan) provveditor, and also (Venice) provedadore, provvedadore (now archaic). Compare also French provéditeur (1495 in Middle French). 1. Frequently with capital initial. (A title given to) any of various officials of the Venetian Republic, Florence, and elsewhere in northern Italy, esp. to a high-ranking civilian officer in charge of supplies, provisions, and artillery for the city or a dependency. Hence more generally: a governor, overseer, legate, inspector. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > in Venetian republic proveditor1549 provedore1571 provisor1579 consula1616 magistrate of the pomps1705 α. 1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 82 They create a Proueditore, who (out of Venice) is of no lesse authoritee, than the Dictatour was wont to be in Rome. 1696 tr. J. Dumont New Voy. Levant xxvi. 242 Both the City and the Harbour are commanded by a very fine Castle, where the Proveditore..resides. 1825 W. Scott Talisman xi, in Tales Crusaders IV. 237 ‘I protest against such a combat,’ said the Venetian proveditore. 1874 Times 19 May 6/5 A medal, struck by the Republic in honour of the Proveditore of Friuli. 1907 Eng. Hist. Rev. 22 307 The Venetian governor of Tenos still continues to style himself proveditore of Mykonos also. 1994 Artibus et Historiae 15 73/1 The proveditore of the Opera was empowered to select an arbiter from a list of five Florentine artists. β. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. i. f. 32 We came too an anker vppon good wyll and request of the Proueditor [Fr. Prouediteur].1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 97 With the armie they sende diuers of their gentlemen as Legats or prouiditors.1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie Hist. Govt. Venice 135 The Councellors of the Seigniory... Dispatch all necessary Orders..to the..General of their Armies, Proveditors at Land or at Sea.1693 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. I. vi. 216 The Famous Patriarch Ioseph..was Constituted by Pharaoh the Chief Ruler and Prince of Egypt..[and] Grand Proveditor of that Country:..there could not be a better Symbol of Provision of Corn and Bread than this Creature.1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour III. 103 Besides these the Venetians have..a common proveditor who takes care of the bridges and keeps the city neat.1764 Public Reg. (Dublin) 31 July 2/1 His Royal Highness was pleased to accept of a dinner from the Proveditor.1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics xvi. 361 The patriots, warned in time, arrested the proveditor himself.1894 Eng. Hist. Rev. 9 354 They were not necessarily lawyers, and were assisted by a iudex ordinarius and three proveditors.1962 Hesperia 31 380 Before the Proveditor..could assume control, the castles of Argos, Kiveri, and Thermisi were seized by the Despot of Mistra.1984 M. E. Mallett & J. R. Hale Mil. Organization Renaissance x. 264 Proveditors..were responsible for the city's grain supply, and supervised the making and allocation of artillery. The Arsenal was run by proveditors.1993 Hist. Jrnl. 36 524 The proveditor of the armada in Oct. 1503 reported ship seizures, high prices and, in Corfu, no bread for sale for three days. †2. gen. A purveyor, provider; a caterer, steward. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer purveyor1340 victualler1377 caterc1400 purveyoressc1400 achatourc1405 acaterc1415 providerc1485 provenderc1530 meatsman1567 caterer1592 proveditor1592 viander1598 foregoer1601 meat-man1614 prog man1618 provedore1631 provisioner1633 meater1643 opsonator1656 sutler1710 α. 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. A2^v Verilie, verilie all poore Schollers acknowledge you as their patron, prouiditore, and supporter. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 38 This well meaning Pater patriæ [sc. the herring], & prouiditore and supporter of Yarmouth. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 113 The entertainment, that S. John's Proveditore the Angel gave him. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 140 Can any one dare to make him [sc. Christ]..his Providetore for such things as can only feed his Pride, and flush his Ambition? 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 618 Nor did I ever see any in their Fish-markets, or see one of them brought to the Ambassador's Table by the Providetore for curiosity. β. 1693 P. Strachan Map Little World iii. 183 O God of Love, the Father of all sweet Harmony and Peace; and the great Proveditor of Man.a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) XI. vii. 164 He..made the liberality of heaven the instrument of his vanity and the very proveditor for his lust.1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 173 Our new Proveditor ordered some of our Negroes to plant it.1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. viii. 288 Ready money in open market..being found upon experience to be the best proveditor of any.1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iii. 119 He..is proud, he says, to be that gentleman's proveditor.1872 City Press 20 Jan. A committee dinner of the Ironmongers' Company took place at the hall, Mr. Webster being the proveditor. Compounds Proveditor General n. [after Italian †proveditor generale (1642 or earlier in the passage translated in quot. 1648)] now historical (esp. in the Venetian Republic) the highest-ranking official having the title of ‘Proveditor’ in any area; (more generally) the governor, overseer, or commander of a colony or region (cf. sense 1). ΚΠ 1648 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. Late Warres xv. 19 Whereupon those grave Fathers not failing in their requisite wisdome, chose Luigi Sforzi Procurator of St. Marke.., to be their Proveditor Generall [It. Proueditor Generale]. 1680 P. Rycaut Hist. Turks II. 121 Into Friuli, Francisco Morosini was dispatched in quality of Proveditor General with supreme Power and Authority. 1701 London Gaz. No. 3706/1 Proveditore-General Molino, who has the Chief Command of the Venetian Forces in Italy. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 107 By the Help of our Proveditor-General..we fared very well. 1809 Times 23 May 2/2 Zara (Dalmatia) April 15. The Proveditor-General has issued the following Proclamation. 1876 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 13 Jan. The supreme command was vested in the Proveditor General, a noble of high rank and distinguished service. 1967 Slavic Rev. 26 237 The Venetian forces..under the Proveditor General, Daniele Delfino, successfully attacked the Ottoman armies. 1995 Technol. & Culture 36 109 A Venetian who went to Crete in 1583 as physician to the proveditor general of Candia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1549
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