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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
provisor/prəˈvʌɪzə/

▶noun

1 (in the Roman Catholic Church) a deputy of a bishop or archbishop.

2 Christian Church, historical the holder of a provision.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. provisour, from L. provisor, from provis- (see provision).

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