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Provand, Prowant, n. [e.m.E. and late ME provente (c 1450), prouant (1592), MLG and MDu. provant, also ME provand(-pok) (north., c 1341), MLG and early mod. Du. provande, appar. f. F. provende, med. L. provenda, altered form of L. prebenda, Prebend n. Cf. Proviant n.] Provisions, appar. esp. horse-fodder. Also attrib. b. In the title Lord Provand, see Lord n. 21 b. — a 1400 Sc. King's Household in Misc. Soc. Hist. Soc. II 35.]
Clerc de la prouene. Derechief en lostel le Roi doit estre clerc de la prouene bon et sage qest appelle en auncien temps clerc de prouendre 1502 Acta Conc. MS XII 156.
Sevin boll of provand aitis 1557 (1587) Reg. Great S. 421/1.
4 bol. prowant nuncupat. horscorne ?c 1600 in Exch. R. I 51.
In evrie schyre almest the king had castellis and houses ane or mae whilkis wer furneissed with wyne, wheit, malt, meill, provand, salt, beif, pork [etc.] … in gud quantitie