provisory
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]provisory (comparative more provisory, superlative most provisory)
- Temporary; pending something more permanent.
- Synonym: provisional
- Containing a proviso or condition.
- Synonym: conditional
- The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.
- Dependent on a proviso or condition.
- Synonym: conditional
- A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pending something more permanent
|
containing provisoes
|
dependent on a condition
|
Noun
[edit]provisory (plural provisories)
- (philately) Synonym of provisional.