dated food; provisions
Up at the service counter there was a pleasant clank of stout crockery as occasional customers came in and ordered their victuals — Christopher Morley
Middle English vitaille from early French, from late Latin victualia provisions, victuals, ultimately from Latin victus livelihood, food, past part. of vivere to live. The spelling was changed in the 17th cent. to conform with Latin victualia, but the word is still pronounced vittles