Cater

[imp. & p. p. CATERED; p. pr. & vb. n. CATERING.] [From cater, n. See infra.] To provide food; to buy or procure provisions; followed by for.

[He] providently caters for the sparrow. Shak.

To cut in a diagonal direction. Halliwell.

n. [Abbreviated from O. Eng. acater, achatour, purchaser, caterer, from O. Fr. acateur, acator, acatere, from acater, achater, acapter, N. Fr. acheter, to buy, provide, Pr. acatar, acaptar, It. accattare, L. Lat. accaptare, accapitare, from Lat. ad and captare, to strive, to seize, to lay hold of, intensive of capere, to take, seize.] A provider; a purveyor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

n. [Fr. quatre, four.] The four of cards or dice.