The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Victuals \Vict"uals\ (v[i^]t"'lz), n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF.
   vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia,
   pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr.
   victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to
   vivus living. See Vivid.]
   Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for
   the table; that which supports human life; provisions;
   sustenance; meat; viands.
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         Then had we plenty of victuals.          --Jer. xliv.
                                                  17.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

victuals
    n 1: a stock or supply of foods [syn: commissariat,
         provisions, provender, viands, victuals]
    2: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment,
       nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment,
       alimentation, victuals]
    3: any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible,
       edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]