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prem·ise (prĕḿĭs)

[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.]

noun 

  1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
  2. Logic
    1. One of the propositions in a deductive argument.
    2. Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
  3. Law The preliminary or explanatory statements or facts of a document, as in a deed.
    1. Land and the buildings on it.
    2. A building or part of a building.

verb: -ised, -is·ing, -is·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To state in advance as an introduction or explanation.
  2. To state or assume as a proposition in an argument.

intransitive verb 

To make a premise.