FORETHOUGHT

a. n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.

2.
n.

A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care. A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom. I. Taylor.