Available Definitions:
1) conj. - On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever.
2) v. t. - To supply; to afford; to contribute.
3) v. t. - To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by with.
4) v. t. - To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.
5) v. t. - To foresee.
6) v. t. - To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor .
7) v. i. - To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child.
8) v. i. - To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.