PREMISE

I. noun also premiss Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English premisse, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin praemissa, from Latin, feminine of praemissus, past participle of praemittere to place ahead, from prae- pre- + mittere to send; in other senses, from Middle English premisses, from Medieval Latin praemissa, from Latin, neuter plural of praemissus Date: 14th century 1. a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference, something assumed or taken for granted ; presupposition, matters previously stated, 3. plural \from its being identified in the ~s of the deed] a tract of land with the buildings thereon, a building or part of a building usually with its appurtenances (as grounds), II. transitive verb (~d; premising) Date: 1526 1. to set forth beforehand as an introduction or a postulate, to offer as a ~ in an argument, postulate , to base on certain assumptions