provender Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun food for domestic livestock
    feed.
  2. noun a stock or supply of foods
    victuals; commissariat; provisions; viands.

WordNet

Prov"en*der noun
Etymology
OE. provende, F. provende, provisions, provender, fr. LL. praebenda (prae and pro being confused), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See Prebend.
Definitions
  1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a mixture of ground grain; feed. "Hay or other provender." Mortimer.
    Good provender laboring horses would have. Tusser.
  2. Food or provisions. R or Obs.

Webster 1913