Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.]
   1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats,
      or a mixture of ground grain; feed. ``Hay or other
      provender.'' --Mortimer.

            Good provender laboring horses would have. --Tusser.

   2. Food or provisions. [R or Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

provender
     n 1: food for domestic livestock [syn: {feed}]
     2: a stock or supply of foods [syn: {commissariat}, {provisions},
         {viands}, {victuals}]