\Pro*vi"sor\, n. [L., fr. providere: cf. F. proviseur.
See {Provide}.]
1. One who provides; a purveyor. [Obs.] ``The chief provisor
   of our horse.'' --Ford.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
   (a) The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious
       house. --Cowell.
   (b) One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See
       {Provision}, 5. --P. Plowman.
3. (Eng. Hist.) One who procures or receives a papal
   provision. See {Provision}, 6.