provender
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provender (
n.)
c.1300, "
allowance paid each chapter member of a cathedral," from
Anglo-Fr. provendir,
O.Fr. provendier, from
Gallo-Romance *provenda, altered (by influence of
L. providere "
supply") from
L.L. praebenda "
allowance, subsistence," from
L. praebenda "
(things) to be furnished,"
neut. pl. gerundive of
praebere "
to furnish, offer," from
prae "
before" (see
PRE- (
Cf. pre-)) +
habere "
to hold" (see
HABIT (
Cf. habit)). Meaning "
food, provisions, etc." (
esp. dry food for horses) is recorded from mid-14c.
Etymology dictionary.
2014.
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Provender — Prov en*der, n. [OE. provende, F. provende, provisions, provender, fr. LL. praebenda (prae and pro being confused), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See {Prebend}.] 1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provender — index replenish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
provender — *food, fodder, forage, feed, victuals, viands, provisions, comestibles … New Dictionary of Synonyms
provender — ► NOUN 1) animal fodder. 2) archaic or humorous food. ORIGIN Old French provendre, from Latin praebenda things to be supplied … English terms dictionary
provender — [präv′ən dər] n. [ME < MFr provendre, var. of provende < ML(Ec) praebenda: see PREBEND] 1. dry food for livestock, as hay, corn, oats, etc.; fodder 2. Informal provisions; food … English World dictionary
provender — /ˈprɒvəndə / (say provuhnduh) noun 1. dry food for livestock, as hay; fodder. 2. food or provisions: * Fowl or pig? he shouted, and rattled the knife, and piled the provender on their plates, and told them to back in their carts when they wanted… …
provender — /prov euhn deuhr/, n. 1. dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder. 2. food; provisions. [1275 1325; ME provendre < OF, var. of provende prebend, provender < ML probenda, alter. of praebenda PREBEND, perh. by assoc … Universalium
provender — prov•en•der [[t]ˈprɒv ən dər[/t]] n. 1) ahb. dry food for livestock; fodder 2) food; provisions • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME provendre < OF, var. of provende prebend, provender < ML prōbenda, alter. of praebenda prebend, perh. by assoc. with… … From formal English to slang
provender — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French provende, provendre, from Medieval Latin provenda, alteration of praebenda prebend Date: 14th century 1. dry food for domestic animals ; feed 2. food, victuals … New Collegiate Dictionary
provender — noun /ˈprɒvɪndə,ˈprɒvəndə,ˈprɑːvəndɚ/ a) Food, especially for livestock. b) An edible material that provides sustenance … Wiktionary
