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provant
adj 1noun 1verb 1
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3ADJ.
poor, rapier, victual, whole
PROVANT + NOUN
day
ADV.
moreover
Definitions
adj
1
Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality, i.e. inferior.
a poor provant rapier
noun
1
provisions; food
When I want prouant wᵗʰ: Humfrie I sup, & when benighted, I repose in Powles wᵗʰ: waking soules, Yet neuer am affrighted. When I lack food, I go without it, and when benighted, I repose in St. Paul’s (graveyard) with ghosts, Yet am never scared.
One pease was a soldier's provant a whole day.
verb
1
To supply with provisions; to provide for.
...should not only supply her inhabitants with plentiful purveyance of sustenance, but provant and victual moreover this monstrous army of strangers […]
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a poor provant rapier
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When I want prouant wᵗʰ: Humfrie I sup, & when benighted, I repose in Powles wᵗʰ: waking soules, Yet neuer am affrighted. When I lack food, I go without it, and when benighted, I repose in St. Paul’s
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One pease was a soldier's provant a whole day.
Wiktionary04
...should not only supply her inhabitants with plentiful purveyance of sustenance, but provant and victual moreover this monstrous army of strangers […]
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