forewit

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To foreknow.
2. n. Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
3. n. [⟨ fore + wit, a clever man.] One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism.

Wiktionary

1. n. Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
2. n. One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism.
3. v. To foreknow.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste.
2. n. Foresight; prudence.