All 3 Uses of
provident
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- You are a provident person, I see.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- Besides, the provident law has deprived you of the power to disinherit me, at least entirely, as it has also of the power to compel me to marry Monsieur This or Monsieur That.†
Chpt 95-96
- [*] Now, in passing through this room, Andrea proved himself not only to be clever and intelligent, but also provident, for he helped himself to the most valuable of the ornaments before him.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(provident) providing carefully for the future -- often by saving money