provender
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒvɪndə/
The English word “provender” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
verb
- To feed.
Etymology
From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance, provision”), from Late Latin praebenda (“a payment, in Medieval Latin also an allowance of food and drink, pittance, also a prebend”). Doublet of prebend.
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