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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Prudential

/pro͞od-ĕn'-shəl/ · Pru·den·tial · IPA /pɹuˈdɛn.ʃəl/
01 a. Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher…
  1. 1.
    Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences; as, prudential motives.
  2. 2.
    Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee.
02 n. That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; -- usually in the pl.
  1. 1.
    That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; -- usually in the pl.
    “Many stanzas, in poetic measures, contain rules relating to common prudentials as well as to religion.” — I. Watts.