(now rare) Preparation for the future; good governance, foresight. / The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature etc.).

Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

(philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released. / (dentistry) An interim denture.

plural of province / The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.

A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.

A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy.

One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

A western coastal province of the Philippines along the South China Sea and Lingayen Gulf in the island of Luzon

The capital of a province.

A region of France.