provand (countable and uncountable, plural provands)
(dated) provender
Source: Wiktionary
Prov"and, Pro"ant, n. Etym: [See Provender.]
Definition: Provender or food. [Obs.] One pease was a soldier's provant a whole day. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
