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To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.

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  1. v. t. To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.
  2. a. Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.
  3. To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for. [Obs.] Nash. Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior. "A poor provant rapier." B. Jonson.
  4. To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for. [Obs.]Nash.