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provisory

[ pruh-vahy-zuh-ree ]

/ prəˈvaɪ zə ri /

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adjective

containing a proviso or condition; conditional.

provisional(defs 1, 2).

Origin of provisory

1605–15; < Medieval Latin prōvīsōrius, equivalent to Latin prōvid-, stem of prōvidēre to provide + -tōrius -tory¹, with dt > s

OTHER WORDS FROM provisory

pro·vi·so·ri·ly, adverb

Words nearby provisory

provirus, provision, provisional, provisional wing of the irish republican army, proviso, provisory, provitamin, provitamin a, provitamin d2, provo, provocateur

Example sentences from the Web for provisory

A provisory government was established, entitled the Government of the National Defence.

The War Upon Religion |Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
Still there remains an expression in the Arrt, that it is provisory only.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for provisory

provisory

/ (prəˈvaɪzərɪ) /

adjective

containing a proviso; conditional

another word for provisional

making provision

Derived forms of provisory

provisorily, adverb