provisional: Meaning and Definition of

pro•vi•sion•al

1. providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
2. accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary.
3. (usually cap.) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.

1. a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps.
2. a provisional member of a group.
3. (usually cap.) a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.