Lewis Short
prōvīsus (noun M) : (only in
* Abl. sing.), m.provideo (Tacitean). *
* A looking before, looking into the distance: ne oculi quidem provisu juvabant,Tac. H. 3, 22.
* Trop. *
* A foreseeing: periculi,Tac. A. 1, 27.
* 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 T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
prōvīsus, a, um, Part., from provideo.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary