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Forewit
Fore′witˊ
,Noun.
1.
A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste.
[Obs.]
Nor that the
forewits
, that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best. B. Jonson.
2.
Foresight; prudence.
Let this
forewit
guide thy thought. Southwell.
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Noun
forewit (plural forewits)
- Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
- One good forewit is worth two afterwits. — Saying/Proverb
Antonyms
Etymology 2
From Middle English forwiten, from Old English forewitan (“to foreknow”), equivalent to fore- + wit (“to know”).
Verb
forewit (third-person singular simple present forewot, present participle forewitting, simple past and past participle forewist)
- (transitive, obsolete) To foreknow.
Etymology 3
From fore- (“prominent, out in front”) + wit (“a clever man”).
Noun
forewit (plural forewits)