D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Provisional

/prəv-ĭzh'-ən-əl/ · Pro·vi·sion·al · IPA /pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/
01 a. Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional go…
  1. 1.
    Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.