Provender

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈprÉ’vɪndÉ™/, /ˈprÉ’vÉ™ndÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈprɑːvÉ™ndÉš/

Origin

From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, var. of provende ("allowance, provision"), from Late Latin praebenda; see prebend.

Full definition of provender

Noun

1. Food, especially for livestock.
• 1663, Hudibras, by , part 1,He ripp'd the womb up of his mother,
  Dame Tellus, 'cause he wanted fother,
  And provender, wherewith to feed
  Himself and his less cruel steed.
2. An edible material that provides sustenance.

Synonyms

• (animal food) fodder