PROVANT

Adjective

provant (comparative more provant, superlative most provant)

(obsolete) Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.

Noun

provant

(obsolete) provender; food

Verb

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



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