Prŏv'and or Prŏv'ant, n.

noun

[Fr. provende, It. provenda, pro-fenda, provianda, Ger. proviant, L. Lat. provenda, provienda, from Lat. providere, to provide. See PROVIDE.] Provender or food. [Obs.] I tell thee, one peace was a soldier’s provant a whole day at the destruction of Jerusalem. Beau. & Fl.

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Pro-vānt’, v. t.p. 1053verbtransitiveTo supply with provision; to provide for. [Obs.] Nash.
Prŏv'ant, a.p. 1053adjectiveProvided for common or general use; hence, common in quality. “A poor provant rapier, no better.” B. Jonson. Provant sword, a plain sword, such as was provided for army use.