provant

Adjective

 * 1)  Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.

Noun

 * 1)  provender; food
 * 2) * c. 1620, anonymous, “” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
 * 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.

Verb

 * 1)  To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.