proviso
playSimple Definition of proviso
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: a condition that must be accepted in order for someone to agree to do something
Examples of proviso in a sentence
He accepted the job with one proviso: he would work alone.
<released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras>
Origin and Etymology of proviso
Middle English, from Medieval Latin proviso quod provided that
First Known Use: 15th century
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proviso
playLegal Definition of proviso
provisos
orprovisoes
1 : an article or clause (as in a statute or contract) that introduces a condition
2 : a conditional stipulation
Origin and Etymology of proviso
Medieval Latin proviso quod provided that
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