Definition of necessaries Necessaries

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We found 5 definitions of necessaries from 5 different sources.

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What does necessaries mean?

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • necessaries (pl. )
    of Necessary

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • necessaries
    Minor articles of clothing or equipment, prescribed by regulation, but provided by the men out of their own pay.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • necessaries
    The articles issued to the British soldier, such as boots, shirts, stockings, razor, etc., which are requisite for his comfort and cleanliness, are technically termed regimental necessaries. Non-commissioned officers are not allowed to sell regimental necessaries to the soldiers. Every article is directed by the regulations to be marked with the owner’s name, the letter of his company, and the number of his regiment; and the sale or injury of them renders him liable to be tried by court-martial and punished.

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