Definition of "provisor" [pro•vi•sor]

• A deputy of a Roman Catholic bishop. (noun)
• The holder of a papal provision. (noun)

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• "The provisor was the head; nothing could be done without consulting him; he installed the members selected by the society, and confirmed the statutes drawn up by it; in a word, as his title signifies, he had to provide for everything."
• "An archbishop or bishop usually had his "provisor" whose powers were apparently the same as a vicar-general's or a vicar-capitular's."
• ""provisor" was apparently used only by the Spanish and Spanish colonies."