A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1678-1681
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]
Provenent, Provinent, n. [? Altered f. Proviant n.] Provisions; fodder. — 1678 Cleland 10.
With all such other provinent, As was to Greece by Xerxes sent a1681 Cargill Lecture and Sermon 19.
Ye cannot do so much as giue a souldier provenent for his beast
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Provenent n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/provenent>
