proviso
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zoʊ noun, plural pro·vi·sos, pro·vi·soes.
1.
a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
2.
a stipulation or condition.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin prōvīsō, for prōvīsō (quod) it being provided (that), ablative neuter singular of Latin prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre to provide
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin prōvīsō, for prōvīsō (quod) it being provided (that), ablative neuter singular of Latin prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre to provide
Synonyms
2. restriction, limitation, qualification.
2. restriction, limitation, qualification.
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| —n , pl -sos, -soes | |
| 1. | a clause in a document or contract that embodies a condition or stipulation |
| 2. | a condition or stipulation |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin phrase prōvīsō quod it being provided that, from Latin prōvīsus provided] | |
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Word Origin & History
proviso
1467, from M.L. proviso (quod) "provided (that)," phrase at the beginning of clauses in legal documents (1350), from L. proviso "it being provided," abl. neut. of provisus, pp. of providere (see provide).
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Example sentences
But it should start from the proviso that one needs two hands to clap.
The settlement includes a proviso allowing some farmers to argue for bigger damage payments before an independent arbitrator.
The airlines supply the tickets with the proviso that consolidators not advertise which airline will supply the seats.
The proviso comes from the fact that, unlike gymnastics, it doesn't cloister itself in a nunnery of abstract exertion.
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