Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PROV'I-DENT, a.

Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; forecasting; cautious; prudent in preparing for future exigences; as, a provident man; a provided animal. The parsimonious emmet, provident / Of future. – Milton. Orange is what Augustus was, / Brave, wary, provident and bold. – Waller.