I.abl. sing.), m. provideo (Tacitean). *
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.