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Webster 1913 Edition

Provisory

Pro-vi′so-ry

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
provisoire
.]
1.
Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional;
as, a
provisory
clause
.
2.
Making temporary provision; provisional.

Webster 1828 Edition

Provisory

PROVI'SORY

,
Adj.
Making temporary provision; temporary.
1.
Containing a proviso or condition; conditional.

Definition 2024

provisory

provisory

English

Adjective

provisory ‎(comparative more provisory, superlative most provisory)

  1. containing (a) proviso(es)
    The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance
  2. dependent on a condition (proviso)
    A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail
  3. pending something more permanent

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Etymology

from proviso from Middle English, from the Middle Latin loose ablative proviso quid 'provided that'; notably from the first word, being the inflected past participle provisus of providere 'to provide, see to', itself from pro- + videre 'to see') + -ory

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