Prē'sci-ent, a.

(prē'shi-ent), a. [O. Fr. prescient, It. presciente, Lat. præsciens, p. pr. of præscire, to foreknow, from præ, before, and scire, to know.] Having knowledge of events before they take place; foreknowing.

*Who taught the nations of the field and wood, Prescient, the tides or tempests to withstand?* Pope.