forewit

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forewit - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Forewit \Fore"wit`\, n.
     1. A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or
        taste. [Obs.]
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              Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto
              their liking, always like the best.   --B. Jonson.
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     2. Foresight; prudence.
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              Let this forewit guide thy thought.   --Southwell.
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