Fore'wit` noun 1. A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste. [ Obsolete] « Nor that the forewits , that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best.» B. Jonson. 2. Foresight; prudence. « Let this forewit gu... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/62