The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cater \Ca"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Catered; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Catering.] [From Cater, n.]
   1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.
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            [He] providently caters for the sparrow. --Shak.
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   2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at
      theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for
      or to.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

catering
    n 1: providing food and services