Prescient (adj)
Pres-ee-ent
Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
Early 17th century from Latin praescient- ‘knowing beforehand’, from the verb praescire, from prae ‘before’ + scire ‘know’.
Example sentences
“And now some dystopian fiction just seemed like a prescient warning”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
