proven

n. [ F., fr. provenir to originate, to come forth, L. provenire. Cf. Provenience. ] Origin; source; provenience.

Their age attested by their provenance and associations. A. H. Keane. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖a. [ F., fr. Provence, fr. L. provincia province. See Provincial. ] Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ F. ] 1. A native or inhabitant of Provence in France. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Provencal language. See Langue d'oc. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ 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 Rosa Gallica. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Provençal. ] Of or pertaining to Provence in France. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Provand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good provender laboring horses would have. Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Food or provisions. [ R or Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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 esp. in the fine arts and in archæology; as, the provenience of a patera. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]