provender vs food

provender and food both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provender	Yes	No	No	No
food	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, food is a hypernym of provender; that is, food is a word with a broader meaning than provender:

provender: a stock or supply of foods
food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Other hypernyms of provender include nutrient.

As nouns, food is a hypernym of provender; that is, food is a word with a broader meaning than provender:

provender: food for domestic livestock
food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Other hypernyms of provender include nutrient.

provender (noun)	food (noun)
a stock or supply of foods	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
food for domestic livestock	anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
	any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment