proviso

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/

Noun

proviso (plural provisos or provisoes)

  1. A conditional provision to an agreement.

Translations

Further reading

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

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