provisory.
Temporary; pending something more permanent.
Meaning & usage
Temporary; pending something more permanent.
Containing a proviso or condition.
The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.
Dependent on a proviso or condition.
A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).
Synonym of provisional.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).
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