supply (subs.) Copy link Outline I. In gen. sense, sufficiency of things for use or want1. cōpia2. făcultas (means, command of things)3. a sufficient s., sătisII. In pl. only1. commeātus, us2. cōpiae, arum (provisions)3. făcuitātes (means, resources)4. of corn and provisions, res frūmentāriaIII. One who takes the place of another • supply (subs.): I. In gen. sense, sufficiency of things for use or want: 1. cōpia: to furnish any one with a s. of corn, facere alicui frumenti c., Caes. B. G. 1, 28: so, expr., having a (good) s. of, by copiosus: v. supplied (2.). 2. făcultas (means, command of things): ample s. of the necessaries of war, omnium rerum quae ad bellum usui sunt, f. summa, Caes. B. G. 1, 38: abundant s., copiosa f., Col. 3. a sufficient s., sătis: tantum quantum sat est: v. enough. II. In pl. only: supplies: i. e. means of carrying on (esp. military) operations: 1. commeātus, us: used both as collect. sing., and in pl.: to collect s.s, commeatum [ex agris] convehere, Liv. 2, 14: to be cut off from s.s, commeatu prohiberi, Cic. Man. 17: large s.s of corn, magni c. frumenti, Liv. As distinct from mere provisions: to cut any one off from corn and s.s, aliquem frumento commeatuque intercludere, Caes. B. G. 1, 48. 2. cōpiae, arum (provisions): Caes. B. G. 4, 4 (partem hiemis se eorum copiis aluerunt): Tac. 3. făcuitātes (means, resources): Caes.: Cic. 4. of corn and provisions, res frūmentāria: v. provisions. See also store. III. One who takes the place of another: vĭcārius: qui alienam vicem obtinet: v. substitute.