provender

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprɒvɪndə/

noun

[mass noun] dated
  • animal fodder: to raise the prices of provender for cattle, importation has been severely curtailed
  • chiefly humorous food: there’s no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French provendre, based on an alteration of Latin praebenda 'things to be supplied' (see prebend)