The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prevenience
Prevenience \Pre*ven"i*ence\ (?; 106), n. The act of going before; anticipation. [R.]
Wiktionary
prevenience
n. 1 (context Methodism English) The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent. 2 (context Methodism English) Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.
Usage examples of "prevenience".
It seemed, God help him, like the action of successful prayer, the momentary prevenience of grace.