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Webster 1913 Edition

Proviso

Pro-vi′so

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Provisos
(#)
.
[L., (it) being provided, abl. of
provisus
, p. p. of
providere
. See
Provide
, and cf.
Purview
.]
An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like;
as, the contract was impaired by its
proviso
.
He doth deny his prisoners,
But with
proviso
and exception.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Proviso

PROVI'SO

,
Noun.
s as z. [L. provisus, ablative proviso, it being provided.] An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant or other writing, by which a condition is introduced; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, &c. The charter of the bank contains a proviso that the legislature may repeal it at their pleasure.

Definition 2024

proviso

proviso

English

Noun

proviso ‎(plural provisos or provisoes)

  1. A conditional provision to an agreement

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Translations

External links

  • proviso in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • proviso in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Latin

Participle

prōvīsō

  1. dative masculine singular of prōvīsus
  2. dative neuter singular of prōvīsus
  3. ablative masculine singular of prōvīsus
  4. ablative neuter singular of prōvīsus

References

Etymology

From Latin proviso ‎(“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere ‎(“to provide”); see provide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prəˈvaɪzoʊ/

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