provant

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Provant \Pro*vant"\, v. t.
   To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.
   [Obs.] --Nash.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Provant \Prov"ant\, a.
   Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence,
   common in quality; inferior. "A poor provant rapier." --B.
   Jonson.
   [1913 Webster]
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