victual
5 synonyms for victual, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Food that people, or sometimes animals, can eat.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came into English as Middle English vitaile or vitaylle (“food; food and drink, especially as needed for sustenance; (usually in the plural) food and drink stores or supplies; rations; provision of food and drink as a military stipend; crops”), among other forms, from Anglo-Norman vitaile, vitaille, among other forms,...
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