provand

plural provands

1. countabledateduncountableprovender

   He gave no heed to his horse, but left him at his provand in the meadow.

   1911, Marie de France, French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

   2 more examples

   I had always a ready fancy and some of the natural vanity of youth, so I could see myself landing off the lugger at the quay of Inneraora town, three inches more of a man than when I left with a firkin of herring and a few bolls of meal for my winter's provand; thicker too at the chest, and with a jacket of London green cloth with brass buttons.

   1898, Neil Munro, John Splendid

   Tak a seat at t' top o' bag o' provand, Kester; Betty and Will can hug chairs to t' fire, and lile Joe Moon mun sit on t' end o' t' bed."

   1919, Frederic Moorman, More Tales of the Ridings