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 for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the
table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat;
viands.
Then had we plenty of victuals.
Jer.
xliv. 17.
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 for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the
table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat;
viands.
Then had we plenty of victuals.
Jer.
xliv. 17.
