VIVANDIÈRE
\vˌɪvɐndiˈe͡ə], \vˌɪvɐndiˈeə], \v_ˌɪ_v_ɐ_n_d_i__ˈeə]\
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v[=e]-vong-di-[=a]r', n. in the French and some other Continental armies, a female attendant in a regiment, who sells spirits and other comforts, marching with the corps. [Fr., fem. of vivandier--It. vivandière, a sutler--vivanda, food.]
By Thomas Davidson
