- vict·uals
- /ˈvıtl̩z/ noun [plural]old-fashioned : food and drink
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victuals — vict|uals [ˈvıtlz] n [plural] old use [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: vitaille, from Late Latin victualia, from Latin victus food , from vivere to live ] food and drink … Dictionary of contemporary English
victuals — vict|uals [ vıtlz ] noun plural an old word meaning food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Victuals — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
