What is the Latin word for provisions?

The usual Latin words for “provisions” are cibus, cibārius, alimentum; also vincō, penus, cōpia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“provisions” in Latin

cibusfood, fodder; nourishment, sustenance; meal cibāriuspertaining to, or suitable for food alimentumfood, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, provisions; obligation to one's parents vincōto win; to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish; to overpower penusprovisions, food; the innermost part of a temple of Vesta, the sanctuary cōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing frūmentumgrain commeātussupplies, provisions; goods; convoy, caravan annōnayearly produce, yearly income, annual output; corn, grain; means of subsistence; price of grain, or of some other food

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

provisions

cibus; cibaria, -orum, neuter; alimenta, -orum, neuter (general term): victus (food, necessaries for support: ☞ victualia is barbarous): penus, copiae (a store of provisions): frumentum, res frumentaria (corn; forage for the army): commeatus (provisions supplied, supply). (The words are found in this connection and order.) frumentum et commeatus (when commeatus is = all other supplies except corn): annona (a store consisting of the yearly produce of the earth): provisions for a year, alimenta annua; copia annua: for ten days, alimenta decem dierum: provisions begin to fail, alimenta deficiunt: cibus deficit: to furnish one’s self with provisions, res ad victum necessarias parare (general term); rem frumentariam providere, comparare; frumentum parare, comparare, conferre; commeatum praeparare (for an army): for the winter, alimenta in hiemem providere, commeatum in hiemem parare (for an army): to cut off provisions from anybody, aliquem commeatu (or commeatibus) intercludere; aliquem re frumentaria excludere.

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What is the Latin word for provisions?: The usual Latin words for “provisions” are cibus, cibārius, alimentum; also vincō, penus, cōpia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.