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Provand vs Provant - What's the difference?

provand | provant |

As nouns the difference between provand and provant

is that provand is provender while provant is provender; food.

As an adjective provant is

provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.

As a verb provant is

to supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.

provand

English

Noun

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  • provender
  • * {{quote-book, year=1898, author=Neil Munro, title=John Splendid, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=I had always a ready fancy and some of the natural vanity of youth, so I could see myself landing off the lugger at the quay of Inneraora town, three inches more of a man than when I left with a firkin of herring and a few bolls of meal for my winter's provand ; thicker too at the chest, and with a jacket of London green cloth with brass buttons. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Marie de France, title=French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=He gave no heed to his horse, but left him at his provand in the meadow. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1919, author=Frederic Moorman, title=More Tales of the Ridings, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Tak a seat at t' top o' bag o' provand , Kester; Betty and Will can hug chairs to t' fire, and lile Joe Moon mun sit on t' end o' t' bed." }}

    provant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • A poor provant rapier.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) provender; food
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • One pease was a soldier's provant a whole day.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.
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