forewit

forewit is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste. [Obs.] Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best. B. Jonson.

[2] Foresight; prudence. Let this forewit guide thy thought. Southwell.

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