furnishment
noun
fur·nish·ment
\-shmənt\
Definition of furnishment
-s
1a : the act or process of furnishing b : the quality or state of being furnished
2 furnishments plural, archaic : necessary equipment and supplies; specifically : munitions purveyor for the army … vastly rich; grown so as contractor of furnishments which he never furnishes — Lew Wallace
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