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 there is a proviso: they must not alarm foreigners.
The budget proviso provided two million dollars for grants to local governments for alternatives to burning projects.
The only proviso is that the offence must carry a potential sentence of three years in prison.
But it should start from the proviso that one needs two hands to clap.
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