PREMISE


Meaning of PREMISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.ˈpremɪs ]

n. & v. --n. 1 Logic = PREMISS. 2 (in pl.) a a house or building with its grounds and appurtenances. b Law houses, lands, or tenements previously specified in a document etc. --v.tr. say or write by way of introduction. øon the premises in the building etc. concerned. [ME f. OF premisse f. med.L praemissa (propositio) (proposition) set in front f. L praemittere praemiss- (as PRAE-, mittere send)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.