prōvidēns entis, adj.with comp.and sup.
P. of provideo, foreseeing, provident, prudent : homo:id est ad reliquas res providentius, in other respects more prudent : providentissimus quisque, Ta.
prōvĭdens, entis, Part. and P.a., from provideo. ...
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