The Collaborative International Dictionary
Provant \Pro*vant"\, v. t.
To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.
[Obs.]
--Nash.
Provant \Prov"ant\, a.
Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence,
common in quality; inferior. ``A poor provant rapier.''
--B.
Jonson.
Wiktionary
(context obsolete English) Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior. n. (context obsolete English) provender; food v
(context obsolete transitive English) To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.
Usage examples of "provant".
Risingh, nimbly raising his sword, warded it off so narrowly, that, glancing on one side, it shaved away a huge canteen in which he carried his liquor,--thence pursuing its trenchant course, it severed off a deep coat-pocket, stored with bread and cheese,--which provant, rolling among the armies, occasioned a fearful scrambling between the Swedes and Dutchmen, and made the general battle to wax more furious than ever.