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. ❋ 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. ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
"provisor" was apparently used only by the Spanish and Spanish colonies. ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
The provisor is that the LibDums leave this coalition in May. ❋ Unknown (2011)
But the financial administration was entrusted to a provisor or procurator, who undertook the collection and distribution of the revenues. ❋ Robert S. Rait (N/A)
The duties of the Provisorato are discharged by the provisor, fiscal promoter, defender of the Holy ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
Richelieu, who held for a time the office of provisor and who, in ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
The constitution of the society as conceived by Robert was quite simple: an administrator (provisor), associates (socii), and guests ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
For twenty years the ability of the administrator, or provisor, corresponded to the foreseeing devotedness of the founder. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
This wooden structure was replaced by Bishop Bastidas, who began the work in 1543, and in the year following informed the king that the building was still unfinished for lack of funds; that he "was assisted by the new dean, by four beneficiaries, some clerics, parish priests, chaplains, and an able provisor". ❋ 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. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
They live under a prior, and the Bishop of Grenoble acts as their abbot and provisor ... ❋ 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. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
I have employed him in the capacity of my provisor ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
Therefore, seeing that there was no other way that was milder, I offered the said provisor the chaplaincy-in-chief and vicariate of the island of Hermosa -- as will appear by my letter and his reply, which I enclose herewith for your ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
I, recognizing the naturally turbulent spirit of the said provisor, thought that we would be involved in other storms soon, unless something were done to prevent it, and some scheme found so that he might not be provisor. ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
The judge-conservator had made complaint against the provisor, Don Pedro de Monroy, for having declared that neither Luther nor Calvin, nor any other heretics, did so much harm as did the members of the Society. ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
They drew up a paper, in which they spoke very discourteously of my person; and with it they presented a petition to the dean of this cathedral church -- who, inasmuch as the archbishop had been excommunicated by the judge-conservator, was acting as provisor and vicar-general in it -- asking him to declare and publish me in the lists as excommunicated. ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
Don Juan de Cevicos, precentor in the holy metropolitan church of this city of Manila, and judge-provisor and vicar-general in it and its archbishopric for the said his Excellency, affixed his signature, interposing his judicial authority and decree. ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
It generally appears linked with another term as "provisor y vicario capitular" or "provisor y vicario general." ❋ James Alexander Robertson (1906)
