Meanings
nounvivers pl (plural only)
- Scotlandobsoletepluralplural onlyprovisions; victuals
I'll join you at three, if the vivers can tarry so long.
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Origin
- Frenchvivres
- Englishvivers
From French vivres, plural of vivre (“to live”).
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APA
vivers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivers
MLA
“vivers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivers. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vivers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivers.
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