['v?t(?)l]
dated
¦ noun (victuals) food or provisions.
¦ verb (victuals, victualling, victualled ; US victuals, victualing, victualed)
1. provide with food or other stores.
2. archaic eat.
Origin
ME: from OFr. vitaille, from late L. victualia, neut. plural of L. victualis, from victus 'food'; the pronunciation still represents the early spelling vittel.