Lewis & Short

2. prōvīsus, ūs (only in abl. sing.), m. [provideo] (Tacitean).

  1. * I. A looking before, looking into the distance: ne oculi quidem provisu juvabant, Tac. H. 3, 22.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. * A. A foreseeing: periculi, Tac. A. 1, 27.
    2. B. A caring for or furnishing beforehand, precaution, providing, providence: deūm, Tac. A. 12, 6: dispositu provisuque civilium rerum peritus, id. H. 2, 5: rei frumentariae, id. A. 15, 8: curā, provisu deinde agere ac si hostis ingrueret, id. ib. 12, 12.