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provender

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒvɪndə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɑvəndɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prov′ən dər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
prov•en•der /ˈprɑvəndɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Animal Husbandrydry food for animals or livestock;
    fodder.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prov•en•der  (prov′ən dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Animal Husbandrydry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals;
    fodder.
  2. Animal Husbandryfood;
    provisions.
  • Medieval Latin prōbenda, alteration of praebenda prebend, perh. by association with Latin prōvidēre to look out for, provide
  • Old French, variant of provende prebend, provender
  • Middle English provendre 1275–1325
    1. See feed. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
provender /ˈprɒvɪndə/ n
  1. any dry feed or fodder for domestic livestock
  2. food in general
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French provendre, from Late Latin praebenda grant, from Latin praebēre to proffer; influenced also by Latin prōvidēre to look after
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