Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - prevision

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English previsioun, from Middle French ~, from Late Latin praevision-, praevisio, from Latin praevidere to foresee, from prae- + videre to see — more at wit  Date: 15th century  1. foresight, prescience  2. forecast, prognostication  • ~al adjective  • ~ary adjective  II. transitive verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Date: 1891 foresee