pre/scient Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pre/sci*ent adjective

Etymology

L. praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See Science.

Definitions

1. Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand. Pope.

   Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost prescient, of this event. Bacon.