provisionary

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She had already taken that provisionary leap into a mythical future which is one of the perfunctory attitudes of maidenhood.

From The Wayfarers by Cutting, Mary Stewart Doubleday

Of course it is all provisionary: I do not even know yet what is to be done with you, whether--whether you will stay with me, or go for a while to some school.

From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Schubin, Ossip

Assembly abolished the constitution of the year III., ordained the provisionary Consulate, and legalized the coup d’�tat in favour of Bonaparte.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

At three o'clock the imperial dynasty was proclaimed as at an end, and a provisionary government installed.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche

"Fortunately for you, madame, you have never been driven to the necessity of admitting the utility of such provisionary measures."

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Sue, Eugène