prōvīsus
Meaning
- A looking before
prōvīsus, ūs (only in
I. abl. sing.), m. provideo (Tacitean). *
I. A looking before, looking into the distance:
ne oculi quidem provisu juvabant, Tac. H. 3, 22.— II. Trop. *
A. A foreseeing:
periculi, Tac. A. 1, 27.—B. A caring for or furnishing beforehand, precaution, providing, providence:
deūm, Tac. A. 12, 6: dispositu provisuque civilium rerum peritus, id. H. 2, 5: rei frumentariae, id. A. 15, 8: curā, provisu deinde agere ac si hostis ingrueret, id. ib. 12, 12.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prōvīsus
P. of provideo.
(prōvīsus ūs), m
pro+VID-.—Only abl. sing., a looking forward, distant view : ne oculi provisu iuvabant, Ta.— A foreseeing : periculi, Ta. — A caring for beforehand , Ta.