— victualless , adj.
/vit"l/ , n. , v. , victualed, victualing or ( esp. Brit. ) victualled, victualling .
n.
1. victuals , food supplies; provisions.
2. food or provisions for human beings.
v.t.
3. to supply with victuals.
v.i.
4. to take or obtain victuals.
5. Archaic. to eat or feed.
Also, vittle .
[ 1275-1325; ME vitaille vitail ( l ) e, OF vituaille victualia provisions, n. use of neut. pl. of L victualis pertaining to food, equiv. to victu ( s ) nourishment, way of living ( vic-, var. s. of vivere to live + -tus suffix of v. action) + -alis -AL 1 ; mod. sp. ]