Victuals
1Victuals — Vict uals, n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus living. See {Vivid}.] Food… …
2victuals — index sustenance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3victuals — (n.) c.1300, vitaylle (singular), from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. vitaille, from L.L. victualia provisions, noun use of plural of victualis of nourishment, from victus livelihood, food, sustenance, from root of vivere to live (see VITAL (Cf. vital)).… …
4victuals — *food, feed, viands, provisions, comestibles, provender, fodder, forage …
5victuals — pronounced vit ǝlz, is a rather old fashioned or rustic (plural) noun meaning ‘food or provisions’, and like all such words is sometimes used in humorous or affected contexts …
6victuals — [n] food supplies aliment, bread, chow*, comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, feed, foodstuff, goodies*, groceries*, grub, larder, meal, nourishment, provender, provisions, rations, refreshments, snack, supplies, viands, vittles; concepts… …
7victuals — [14] Victuals are etymologically something you eat to stay ‘alive’. The word came from late Latin vīctūālia ‘provisions’, a noun use of the plural of vīctūālis ‘of nourishment’. This in turn was derived from vīctus ‘livelihood’, which was formed… …
8victuals — [14] Victuals are etymologically something you eat to stay ‘alive’. The word came from late Latin vīctūālia ‘provisions’, a noun use of the plural of vīctūālis ‘of nourishment’. This in turn was derived from vīctus ‘livelihood’, which was formed… …
9victuals — noun Food supplies; provisions. See Also: victualer, victualler …
10victuals — Synonyms and related words: board, bread, bread and butter, cheer, chow, comestibles, creature comfort, cuisine, daily bread, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, fast food, feast, feed, food, food and drink, foodstuff, grub, health food, ingesta, junk …
