provant (comparative more provant, superlative most provant)
(obsolete) Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.
provant
(obsolete) provender; food
provant (third-person singular simple present provants, present participle provanting, simple past and past participle provanted)
(obsolete, transitive) To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*vant", v. t.
Definition: To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for. [Obs.] Nash.
Prov"ant, a.
Definition: Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior. "A poor provant rapier." B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
