victual
or vit·tle
[ vit-l ]
/ ˈvɪt l /
noun
victuals,
food supplies; provisions.
food or provisions for human beings.
verb (used with object), vict·ualed, vict·ual·ing or (especially British) vict·ualled, vict·ual·ling.
to supply with victuals.
verb (used without object), vict·ualed, vict·ual·ing or (especially British) vict·ualled, vict·ual·ling.
to take or obtain victuals.
Archaic.
to eat or feed.
Origin of victual
1275–1325; Middle English
vitaille < Anglo-French, Middle French
vitail(l)e, Old French
vituaille < Late Latin
victuālia provisions, noun use of neuter plural of Latin
victuālis pertaining to food, equivalent to
victu(s) nourishment, way of living (
vic-, variant stem of
vīvere to live +
-tus suffix of v. action) +
-ālis
-al1; modern spelling < Latin
OTHER WORDS FROM victual
vict·ual·less, adjective re·vict·ual, verb, re·vict·ualed, re·vict·ual·ing or (especially British) re·vict·ualled, re·vict·ual·ling. un·vic·tualed, adjective un·vic·tualled, adjectiveWords nearby victual
victory roll,
victory ship,
victress,
victrix,
victrola,
victual,
victualage,
victualer,
victualler,
victuals,
vicuna
Example sentences from the Web for victuals
British Dictionary definitions for victuals (1 of 2)
victuals
/ (ˈvɪtəlz) /
pl n
(sometimes singular)
food or provisions
British Dictionary definitions for victuals (2 of 2)
victual
/ (ˈvɪtəl) /
verb -uals, -ualling or -ualled or US -uals, -ualing or -ualed
to supply with or obtain victuals
(intr) rare
(esp of animals) to partake of victuals
See also
victuals
Derived forms of victual
victual-less, adjectiveWord Origin for victual
C14: from Old French
vitaille, from Late Latin
victuālia provisions, from Latin
victuālis concerning food, from
victus sustenance, from
vīvere to live