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provender(dictionary)

provender (iou)



provender noun & verb. ME.
[Old French provendre var. of provende PROVEND.]
A. noun.
Food, provisions; esp. dry food, as corn or hay, for horses etc.; animal fodder; (now joc.) food for human beings. ME.
A prebend. Only in LME.
b. verb.
verb trans. Provide with a prebend or benefice. Only in LME.
verb trans. Provide (a horse etc.) with provender; fodder. L16.
verb intrans. Eat provender; feed on. rare. E19.