provisor

== English == === Alternative forms === provisour (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin prōvīsor, agent noun of prōvideō (“provide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹəˈvaɪzə(ɹ)/ === Noun === provisor (plural provisors) (Roman Catholicism) A deputy of a Roman Catholic bishop. The holder of a papal provision. One who provides; a purveyor. ==== Derived terms ==== == Danish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === provisor c (singular definite provisoren, plural indefinite provisorer) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “provisor” in Den Danske Ordbog == Latin == === Noun === prōvīsor m (genitive prōvīsōris); third declension foreseer lookout provider provisor ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === References === “provisor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “provisor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "provisor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “provisor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Noun === provisor m (plural provisores) provisor === Further reading === “provisor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025