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Webster 1913 Edition


Prudential

Pru-den′tial

,
Adj.
1.
Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences;
as,
prudential
motives
.
“ A prudential line of conduct.”
Sir W. Scott.
2.
Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive;
as, a
prudential
committee
.

Pru-den′tial

,
Noun.
That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; – usually in the
pl.
Many stanzas, in poetic measures, contain rules relating to common
prudentials
as well as to religion.
I. Watts.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prudential

PRUDEN'TIAL

,
Adj.
Proceeding from prudence; dictated or prescribed by prudence; as prudential motives; prudential rules.
1.
Superintending the discretionary concerns of a society; as a prudential committee.

Definition 2024


prudential

prudential

English

Adjective

prudential (comparative more prudential, superlative most prudential)

  1. Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation. [from 15th c.]
    • Sir Walter Scott
      a prudential line of conduct
    • 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 206:
      Matrimony had always been a matter of prudential calculation.
  2. Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious. [from 17th c.]
  3. advisory; superintending or executive
    a prudential committee