provisory
English
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 particple provisus of providere 'to provide, see to', itself from pro- + videre 'to see') + -ory
Adjective
provisory (comparative more provisory, superlative most provisory)
- containing (a) proviso(es)
- The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance
- dependent on a condition (proviso)
- A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail
- pending something more permanent
Synonyms
- (relating to a proviso) conditional
- (pending something) provisional, temporary, transitory