/prov"euhn deuhr/ , n.
1. dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.
2. food; provisions.
[ 1275-1325; ME provendre provende prebend, provender probenda, alter. of praebenda PREBEND, perh. by assoc. with L providere to look out for, PROVIDE ]
Syn. 1. See feed .