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prem·ise
(prĕm′ĭs)n. also prem·iss (prĕm′ĭs)
1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
2. Logic
a. One of the propositions in a deductive argument.
b. Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
3. premises
a. Land, the buildings on it, or both the land and the buildings on it.
b. A building or particular portion of a building.
c. Law The part of a deed that states the details of the conveyance of the property.
v. prem·ised, prem·is·ing, prem·is·es
1. To provide a basis for; base: "The American Revolution had been premised on a tacit bargain that regional conflicts would be subordinated to the need for unity among the states" (Ron Chernow).
2. To state or assume as a proposition in an argument.
3. To state in advance as an introduction or explanation.
[Middle English premisse, from Old French, from Medieval Latin praemissa (propositiō), (the proposition) put before, premise, from Latin, feminine past participle of praemittere, to set in front : prae-, pre- + mittere, to send.]
Word History: Why do we call a single building the premises? To answer this question, we must go back to the Middle Ages. The English word premises comes from the Latin praemissa, which is both a feminine singular and a neuter plural form of praemissus, the past participle of praemittere, "to send in advance, utter by way of preface, place in front, prefix." In Medieval Latin, the feminine form praemissa was often used with the sense "logical premise" in philosophical discussions, while the neuter plural praemissa was often used with the sense "things mentioned before" in legal documents. Latin praemissa was borrowed into Old French as premisse and thence into Middle English. In Middle English legal documents, the plural premisses came to be used with the sense "the property, collectively, which is specified in the beginning of a legal document and which is conveyed, as by grant." By the first half of the 1700s, this use of the word had given rise to the modern sense of premises, "a building with its grounds or appurtenances."
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premiss
(ˈprɛmɪs)n
a variant form of premise
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| Noun | 1. | premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" posit, postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning major premise, major premiss - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) thesis - an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument precondition, stipulation, condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack" |
| Verb | 1. | premiss - take something as preexisting and given presuppose, suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" |
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