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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɪt^əl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vit′l)

Inflections of 'victual' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

victuals: v 3rd person singular

victualling: v pres p (Mainly UK)

victualing: v pres p (US)

victualled: v past (Mainly UK)

victualed: v past (US)

victualled: v past p (Mainly UK)

victualed: v past p (US)

vict•ual (vit′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -ualed, -ual•ing or (esp. Brit.) -ualled, -ual•ling.
n.

victuals, food supplies;
provisions.
food or provisions for human beings.

v.t.

to supply with victuals.

v.i.

to take or obtain victuals.
[Archaic.]to eat or feed.

Also, vittle.

Latin
Late Latin victuālia provisions, noun, nominal use of neuter plural of Latin victuālis pertaining to food, equivalent. to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, variant stem of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action) + -ālis -al¹; modern spelling, spelled
Anglo-French, Middle French vitail(l)e, Old French vituaille
Middle English vitaille 1275–1325

vict′ual•less, adj.

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victual /ˈvɪt^əl/ vb ( -uals, -ualling, -ualled) ( US -uals, -ualing, -ualed)

to supply with or obtain victuals

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French vitaille, from Late Latin victuālia provisions, from Latin victuālis concerning food, from victus sustenance, from vīvere to liveˈvictual-less adj

'victual' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

vittle - victualage - victualer

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