Store
STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore), a stock or supply of provisions, goods or other necessaries kept for future daily or recurrent use or for a specific purpose; thus the term applies equally to the domestic supply of provisions, etc., and to the accumulated stock of arms, ammunition, clothing, food, etc., kept for the general use of a navy or army. A common secondary meaning is that of the place where a supply or stock is kept, a storehouse, and thus the term is used particularly in the country districts of America for the general shop where goods of all kinds are sold by retail. In English the term " stores " has come into use for large general shops with many departments selling all kinds of goods.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
