Provisory Definition

Origin of Provisory

• from proviso from Middle English, from the Middle Latin loose ablative proviso quid 'provided that'; notably from the first word, being the inflected past particple provisus of providere 'to provide, see to', itself from pro- + videre 'to see') + -ory

  From Wiktionary

• French provisoire from Old French from Medieval Latin prōvīsōrius from Latin prōvīsus past participle of prōvidēre to provide for provide

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition