noun
- victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- food or provisions for human beings.
verb (used with object), vict·ualed, vict·ual·ing or (especially British) vict·ualled, vict·ual·ling.
- to supply with victuals.
verb (used without object), vict·ualed, vict·ual·ing or (especially British) vict·ualled, vict·ual·ling.
- to take or obtain victuals.
- Archaic. to eat or feed.
verb -uals, -ualling or -ualled or US -uals, -ualing or -ualed
- to supply with or obtain victuals
- (intr) rare (esp of animals) to partake of victuals
c.1300; see victuals.
c.1300, from Anglo-French or Old French vitailler, from vitaille (see victuals). Related: Victualed; victualing.