† prospiciencyn.
Obsolete. rare.
The action or quality of looking forward, foresight; an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun]
foreshowinga1050
foreknowingc1374
foreseeingc1374
fore-wit1377
before-knowingc1384
presciencec1384
fore-wittingc1386
presciencec1395
foresight14..
previdence?a1425
prevision?a1425
prenostication?a1450
precognitiona1500
before-witting1532
foreknowledge1535
fore-fetch1554
presciency1572
fore-wisdom1576
prenotion1588
presension1597
prospecta1616
presensation1653
prospiciency1681
prevoyance1767
onsight1838
preview1855
precog1954
1681 J. Howe Of Thoughtfulnes for Morrow 16 We were made and are naturally, thinking Creatures; yea and forethinking, or capable of prospiciency and foresight.
1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt I. vii. 104 Well-grounded prospiciencies of hopelessness and helplessness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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