[pruh-vizh-uh-nl] 
| 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 initial capital letter ) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence. |
| 4. | Philately. a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps. |
| 5. | a provisional member of a group. |
| 6. | (usually initial capital letter) a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army. |