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pro⋅vi⋅so

  [pruh-vahy-zoh]
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–noun, plural -sos, -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 ME < ML prōvīsō, for prōvīsō (quod) it being provided (that), abl. neut. sing. of L prōvīsus, ptp. of prōvidēre to provide

Synonyms:
2. restriction, limitation, qualification.
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pro·vi·so   (prə-vī'zō)   
n.   pl. pro·vi·sos or pro·vi·soes
A clause in a document making a qualification, condition, or restriction.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin prōvīsō (quod), provided (that), from Latin prōvīsō, ablative of prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre, to provide; see provide.]
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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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Main Entry: pro·vi·so
Pronunciation: pr&-'vI-zO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sos or -soes
Etymology: Medieval Latin proviso quod provided that
1 : an article or clause (as in a statute or contract) that introduces a condition
2 : a conditional stipulation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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