provender

English

Etymology

From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, var. of provende (“allowance, provision”), from Late Latin praebenda (“a payment, in Medieval Latin also an allowance of food and drink, pittance, also a prebend”); see prebend.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈprɒvɪndə/, /ˈprɒvəndə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈprɑːvəndɚ/

Noun

provender (usually uncountable; plural provenders)

1. Food, especially for livestock.
   • 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 2

     He ripp'd the womb up of his mother, / Dame Tellus, 'cause he wanted fother, / And provender, wherewith to feed / Himself and his less cruel steed.

2. An edible material that provides sustenance.

Translations

food, especially for livestock

• Russian: корм (ru) (korm) m, зерно (ru) (zernó) n, фураж (ru) (furaž) m

Synonyms

• (animal food): fodder

External links

• provender in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• provender in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911