Food, provisions, provender; esp. the food and fodder provided for an army. Cf. provant, n. 1.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > supply for army or soldiers (6) provand?c1341 Food, provisions, provender; esp. the food and fodder provided for an army. Cf. provant, n. 1. provantc1475 Provand, provender; an allowance of food. Now rare. garnison1481 Stores of victual for an army, a besieged place, etc. proviant1627 Provision, provender, esp. for an army; = provand, n., provant, n. 1. iron rations1867 Originally Military. Emergency provisions or rations, esp. those supplied to members of the armed services. Also figurative and in singular. messing1884 The provision of food for a mess; (also) the food provided; payment for such food (rare). |
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