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noun
1.
Also, prem·iss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
2.
premises,
a.
a tract of land including its buildings.
b.
a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances.
c.
the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.
3.
Law.
a.
a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds.
b.
an earlier statement in a document.
c.
(in a bill in equity) the statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.
verb (used with object)
4.
to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
5.
to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
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Premises
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verb (used without object)
6.
to state or assume a premise.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English premiss < Medieval Latin praemissa, noun use of feminine of Latin praemissus past participle of praemittere to send before, equivalent to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss
1325–75; Middle English premiss < Medieval Latin praemissa, noun use of feminine of Latin praemissus past participle of praemittere to send before, equivalent to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss
Related forms
re·prem·ise, verb, -ised, -is·ing.
Synonyms
1. assumption, postulate. 5. postulate, hypothesize.
1. assumption, postulate. 5. postulate, hypothesize.
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Example Sentences
- The risk-reducing formulas behind portfolio theory rely on a number of demanding and ultimately unfounded premises.
- The worst part about moving to the small town of Bridgewater is that her family has to live on the premises of the hospital.
- Calm was restored when the counterman assured us that there was another pie on the premises.
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Word Origin & History
premise
late 14c., in logic, "a previous proposition from which another follows," from O.Fr. premisse, from M.L. premissa (propositio) "(the proposition) set before," fem. pp. of L. praemittere "send or put before," from prae- "before" + mittere "to send" (see mission). In legal
EXPANDdocuments it meant "matter previously stated" (early 15c.), which in deeds or wills often was a house or building, hence extended meaning of "house or building, with grounds" (1730). The verb meaning "to state before something else" is from 1520s.
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