STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire,

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• LATE

Late

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• LAT

Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions,

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• SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)  , a stock or supply of provisions, goods or other necessaries kept for future daily or recurrent use or for a specific purpose; thus the term applies equally to the domestic supply of provisions, &c., and to the accumulated stock of arms, ammunition, clothing, food, &c., kept for the general use of a navy or army . A common secondary meaning is that of the place where a supply or stock is kept, a storehouse, and thus the term is used particularly in the country districts of America for the general shop where goods of all kinds are sold by retail . In English the term " stores " has come into use for large general shops with many departments selling all kinds of goods .