provant adjective 1noun 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •(no longer used) Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality, i.e. inferior. noun1 •(no longer used) provisions; foodOne pease was a soldier's provant a whole day. — 1612 verb1 •(no longer used) To supply with provisions; to provide for....should not only supply her inhabitants with plentiful purveyance of sustenance, but provant and victual moreover this monstrous army of strangers […] — 1599 formsprovanted · provanting · provants · more provant · most provant