Webster's Dictionary 1913

9100

Provant

Pro‐vant″ (?), v. t. To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for. Nash.

9101

Provant (2)

Prov″ant (?), a. Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior. “A poor provant rapier.” B. Jonson.

9102

Prove

Prove (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Proved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Proving.] [OE. prover, F. prouver, fr. L. probare to try, approve, prove, fr. probus good, proper. Cf. Probable, Proof, ...

9103

Prove (2)

Prove, v. i. 1. To make trial; to essay.2. To be found by experience, trial, or result; to turn out to be; as, a medicine proves salutary; the report proves false. “The case pro...

9104

Provect

Pro‐vect″ (?), a. [L. provectus, p. p. of provehere to carry forward.] Carried forward; advanced. “Provect in years.” Sir T. Flyot.

9105

Provection

Pro‐vec″tion (?), n. [L. provectio an advancement.] (Philol.) A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename.

9106

Proveditor

Pro‐ved″i‐tor (?), n. [It. proveditore, provveditore, fr. provedere, L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purveyor, Provedore.] One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a...

9107

Provedore

Prov″e‐dore (?), n. [Cf. Sp. proveedor. See Proveditor.] A proveditor; a purveyor.Busied with the duties of a provedore. W. Irving.

9108

Proven

Prov″en (?), p. p. or a. Proved. “Accusations firmly proven in his mind.” Thackeray.Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquit...

9109

Provenance

Prov″e‐nance (?), n. [F., fr. provenir to originate, to come forth, L. provenire. Cf. Provenience.] Origin; source; provenience.Their age attested by their provenance and associ...

9110

Provençal

‖Pro′ven′çal″ (?), a. [F., fr. Provence, fr. L. provincia province. See Provincial.] Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants.

9111

Provençal (2)

‖Pro′ven′çal″, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Provence in France.2. The Provencal language. See Langue d'oc.

9112

Provence rose

Prov″ence rose′ (?). [Provence the place + rose.] (a) The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia). (b) A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of Rosa centifolia and R. Gallica.

9113

Provencial

Pro‐ven″cial (?), a. [See Provençal.] Of or pertaining to Provence in France.

9114

Provend

Prov″end (?), n. See Provand.

9115

Provender

Prov″en‐der (?), n. [OE. provende, F. provende, provisions, provender, fr. LL. praebenda (prae and pro being confused), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See Prebend.]...

9116

Provenience

Pro‐ve″ni‐ence (?), n. [L. proveniens, -entis, p.pr. of provenire to come forth; pro forth + venire to come.] Origin; source; place where found or produced; provenance; — used e...

9117

Provenient

Pro‐ve″ni‐ent (?), a. [L. proveniens, p.pr.] Forthcoming; issuing.

9118

Provent

Prov″ent (?), n. See Provand.

9119

Proventricle

Pro‐ven″tri‐cle (?), n.(Anat.) Proventriculus.

9120

Proventriulus

‖Pro′ven‐tri″u‐lus (?), n. [NL. See Pro-, and Ventricle.] (Anat.) The glandular stomach of birds, situated just above the crop.

9121

Prover

Prov″er (?), n. One who, or that which, proves.

9122

Proverb

Prov″erb (?), n. [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L. proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See Verb.] 1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; espec...

9123

Proverb (2)

Prov″erb, v. t. 1. To name in, or as, a proverb.Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool? Milton.2. To provide with a proverb.I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak.

9124

Proverb (3)

Prov″erb, v. i. To write or utter proverbs.

9125

Proverbial

Pro‐ver″bi‐al (?), a. [L. proverbialis: cf. F. proverbial.] 1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his me...

9126

Proverbialism

Pro‐ver″bi‐al‐ism (?), n. A proverbial phrase.