provisor

CIDE DICTIONARY

provisor, n. [L., fr. providere: cf. F. proviseur. See Provide.].

One who provides; a purveyor. Ford. [1913 Webster]
The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house. [1913 Webster]
One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6. [1913 Webster]

provisor, n. Eccl.
1 a deputy of a bishop or archbishop.
2 hist. the holder of a provision (see PROVISION n. 4).

Etymology

ME f. AF provisour f. L provisor -oris (as PROVIDE)