Definition of Proviant

1. Noun. (Scotland) provisions, especially for an army ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Proviant

1. provand [n -S] - See also: provand

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proviant

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proverbs come in pairs
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proverbs often come in pairs
proverbs run in pairs
proverbs should be sold in pairs
proverbs should be writ in pairs
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proviant (current term)
proviants
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Literary usage of Proviant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"—"The English regiment did get weekely meanes, whereas we were entertained on proviant bread, beere —and bacon." Monro's Expedition, p. 5. ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"proviant, adj. Provided for a special purpose. —" The English regiment did get weekely meanes, whereas we were entertained on prônant bread, ..."

3. The British Army: Its Origin, Progress, and Equipment by James Sibbald David Scott, Sibbald David Scott (1868)
"The officer at the head of this department was the proviant Master-General. Such officers had been in existence before in a more limited capacity, ..."

4. Cromwell's Army: A History of the English Soldier During the Civil Wars, the by Charles Harding Firth (1902)
"He hath no power to sell any proviant under what pretence soever, ... This general proviant- master hath under him a lieutenant, a secretary, a clerk, ..."

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