单词 | provant |
释义 | provantn.adj. A. n. 1. Provand, provender; an allowance of food. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > supply for army or soldiers provand?c1341 provantc1475 garnison1481 proviant1627 iron rations1867 messing1884 c1475 Mankind (1969) 61 (MED) The chaff to horse xall be goode provente; When a man ys forcolde þe straw may be brent. 1557 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1888) V. 421/1 4 bol. prowant nuncupat. horscorne. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. G v From the flesh-pots of Egipt, to the Prouant of the Low-countreyes. a1640 F. Beaumont et al. Loves Cure ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Rrrrr/1 One Peaze was a Souldiers provant a whole day, at the destruction of Ierusalem. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 34 On the Shoulders of the Coolies they load their Provant, and what Moveables necessary. 1766 D. Lloyd Voy. & Adv. Capt. Jones (ed. 2) 19 These sea-sick soldiers, rang hills, woods, and vallies, Seeking provant to fill their empty bellies. 1844 J. H. Carleton Prairie Logbks. 29 Aug. (1983) 81 He made it a rule at every meal to lay in provent enough to last him three days. 1849 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) vi. viii. 369 in Wks. I. It severed off a deep coat pocket, stored with bread and cheese—which provant rolling among the armies, occasioned a fearful scrambling. 1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. IV. cccxxvii. 228 Then she applied herself to making ready the wants of the way, to wit provaunt and provender. 1920 J. Masefield Enslaved in Poems (1946) 437 All the cattle killed for provant and the gutted homestead burning. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > others concerned with military affairs > [noun] > sutler purveyorc1425 clerk of the victualsc1570 sutler1590 victualler1591 vivandier1591 provanta1625 the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplying to soldiers > one who victuallerc1380 clerk of the victualsc1570 sutler1590 vivandier1591 provanta1625 a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Four Plays in One in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Dddddddd2v/2 O gods of Rome, was Nicodemus born to bear these braveries from a poor provant? 1. Of or belonging to the provant or soldier's allowance; (hence) of common or inferior quality. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] evil971 lowc1175 poor?c1225 feeblec1275 vilea1300 petty1372 unthende1377 secondary1386 petitc1390 unmeeta1393 illa1400 commonc1400 coarse1424 indigent1426 unlikelyc1450 lesser1464 gross1474 naughty1526 inferior1531 reprobate?1545 slender1577 unlikely1578 puny1579 under1580 wooden1592 sordid1596 puisne1598 provant1601 subministrant1604 inferious1607 sublunary1624 indifferent1638 undermatched1642 unworthy1646 underly1648 turncoated1650 female1652 undergraduate1655 farandinical1675 baddishc1736 ungenerous1745 understrapping1762 tinnified1794 demi-semi1805 shabby1805 dicky1819 poor white1821 tin-pot1838 deterior1848 substandard1850 crumby1859 cheesy1863 po'1866 not-quite1867 rocky1873 mouldy1876 low-grade1878 sketchy1878 midget1879 junky1880 ullaged1892 abysmal1904 bodgie1905 junk1908 crap1936 ropy1941 bodger1945 two-star1951 tripey1955 manky1958 schlocky1960 cack1978 wank1991 bowf1994 1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor iii. sig. E4v Step... He swore it was a Toledo. Bob. A prouant Rapier, no better. View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Speed Counter-scuffle sig. C3v Commanders, That hither come, compel'd by want, With rusty Swords, and Suits Prouant. 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie ii. vii. 111 The provant wine ordained for the armie being frozen, was divided with hatchets. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 184 The good wheaten loaves of the Flemings were better than the Provant rye-bread of the Swede. 1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous I. i. 16 Those that handle the backsword and are quick at finish with the provant rapier. 2. That serves or engages for provant; mercenary. Cf. provantman n. at Compounds. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [adjective] > mercenary wagedc1440 stipendiaryc1545 mercenary1569 wageable1614 provant1637 stipendiarian1796 mercenarian1886 1637 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Elder Brother v. i. sig. H3 Fighting! What's fighting? It may be in fashion, Among Provant swords, and buffe-jerkin men. 1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding i. i, in Comedies & Trag. 75 Hang him, lean, mercenary, provant Rogue. CompoundsΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary wagerc1420 knight wager1513 mercenary1523 lance-knight1530 suddart1542 hireling1547 adventurer1548 venturer1572 lansquenet1577 warmonger1590 mercenarian1598 passe-volant1617 provantman1659 soldier of fortune1661 privateer1676 routier1683 bravo1761 stipendiary1768 free companion1804 freelance1819 free-rider1821 freelancer1854 merchant of death1934 merc1967 1659 T. Lushington Resurrection Rescued 43 The Provantman will undertake to say any thing, yea, to do any thing for money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † provantv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To supply with provisions. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feed or nourish [verb (transitive)] > supply with provisions victualc1380 meat1568 provant1599 provision1604 catera1616 bread1797 grub1819 ration1834 vegetate1846 tucker1899 feed1904 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 6 Yarmouth..should not onely supply her inhabitants with plentifull purueyance of sustenance, but prouant and victuall moreouer this monstrous army of strangers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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