PROVISO Meaning of PROVISO in English [ prə'vʌɪzəʊ ]■ noun ( plural ~s ) a condition or qualification attached to an agreement or statement.OriginME: from the med. L. phr. ~ (quod) 'it being provided (that)'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004