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provisor

/pɹəˈvaɪzə(ɹ)/

provisor noun: a deputy of a Roman Catholic bishop.

Noun

provisor (plural provisors)

  1. A deputy of a Roman Catholic bishop.
    • The trials were prompt and at the rendering of sentence a consulta de fe or assembly of experts was convoked, consisting of lawyers and the provisor of the bishopric, thus recognizing the necessity of concurrent action on the part of the episcopal jurisdiction.1906, Henry Charles Lea, A History of the Inquisition of Spain, volume 1, New York: MacMillan, page 163
  2. The holder of a papal provision.
  3. One who provides; a purveyor.

provisor meaning in Tamil

provisor in Tamil

பண்டகப் பொருளாளர்

Forms of provisor

pluralprovisors
alternative form (obsolete)provisour

Origin of provisor

From Latin prōvīsor, agent noun of prōvideō (“provide”).

Words formed from provisor

Questions about provisor

What does provisor mean?
Provisor means a deputy of a Roman Catholic bishop.
What is provisor in Tamil?
Provisor in Tamil is பண்டகப் பொருளாளர். See Provisor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is provisor?
Provisor is a noun.
How do you pronounce provisor?
Provisor is pronounced /pɹəˈvaɪzə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of provisor?
The plural of provisor is provisors.

Words near provisor in the dictionary

  1. provisionments
  2. provisions
  3. proviso
  4. proviso quod
  5. provisoes
  6. provisor
  7. provisories
  8. provisorily
  9. provisorium
  10. provisors
  11. provisorship

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Adapted from Wiktionary: provisor (page history and authors); provisor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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