provisor

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.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

An archbishop or bishop usually had his "provisor" whose powers were apparently the same as a vicar-general's or a vicar-capitular's.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. James Alexander Robertson 1906

"provisor" was apparently used only by the Spanish and Spanish colonies.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. James Alexander Robertson 1906

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But the financial administration was entrusted to a provisor or procurator, who undertook the collection and distribution of the revenues.

Life in the Medieval University Robert S. Rait

The duties of the Provisorato are discharged by the provisor, fiscal promoter, defender of the Holy

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

Richelieu, who held for a time the office of provisor and who, in

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

The constitution of the society as conceived by Robert was quite simple: an administrator (provisor), associates (socii), and guests

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Having distinguished himself by his learning and charity, his bishop entrusted him with several missions of an administrative nature, and in 1773 appointed him provisor and vicar-general.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

In other institutions, the official in charge was known as magister, provisor, or rector, this last title being given in Germany to the superior in case he was a priest, while in Italy he was called spedalingo.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913