\Pre"sci*ent\ (pr[=e]"sh[i^]*ent or -shent), a. [L.
praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae
before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See {Science}.]
Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious
beforehand. --Pope.
      Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost
      prescient, of this event.                --Bacon.