viand noun.
['vʌɪǝnd] formal.
LME.[Old & mod. French viande food, (now) meat from Proto-Romance alt. of Latin vivenda neut. pl. gerundive of vivere live.]1. An item of food. Now usu. in
pl., provisions, victuals.
LME.■ Dickens A decision..in favour of veal-cutlet...R.W. himself went out to purchase the viand. ■ U. Sinclair Two tables..laden with dishes and cold viands.2. Food. Now
rare.
LME.■ Tennyson Before us glow'd Fruit, blossom, viand, amber wine, and gold. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲