Both Uses of
prudent
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- "It would be more prudent," said Mistricolle.†
Chpt 1.4.1
- Although he expected no resistance, he wished, like a prudent general, to preserve an order which would permit him to face, at need, a sudden attack of the watch or the police.†
Chpt 2.10.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(prudent) sensible and careful
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Prudence is also a female name.