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provand

provand noun: provender.

Noun

provand (countable and uncountable, plural provands)

  1. (dated) provender
    • 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...1898, Neil Munro, John Splendid
    • He gave no heed to his horse, but left him at his provand in the meadow.1911, Marie de France, French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

Forms of provand

pluralprovands

Origin of provand

From Old French [Term?], from Latin praebenda (“a payment, pittance”).

Questions about provand

What does provand mean?
Provand means provender.
What part of speech is provand?
Provand is a noun.
What is the plural of provand?
The plural of provand is provands.

Words near provand in the dictionary

  1. provacuoles
  2. Provan
  3. Provance
  4. Provances
  5. Provancher
  6. provand
  7. provands
  8. provang
  9. provangs
  10. provannid
  11. provannids

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