Forewit
Pronunciation : Fore"wit`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste. [Obs.] Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best. B. Jonson.
2. Foresight; prudence. Let this forewit guide thy thought. Southwell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913