[prem.ise] also pre.miss n [in sense 1, fr. ME premisse, fr. MF, fr. ML praemissa, fr. L, fem. of praemissus, pp. of praemittere to place ahead, fr. prae- pre- + mittere to send; in other senses, fr. ME premisses, fr. ML praemissa, fr. L, neut. pl. of praemissus] (14c) 1 a: a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference; specif: either of the first two propositions of a syllogism from which the conclusion is drawn b: something assumed or taken for granted: presupposition
2. pl: matters previously stated; specif: the preliminary and explanatory part of a deed or of a bill in equity 3 pl [fr. its being identified in the premises of the deed] a: a tract of land with the buildings thereon b: a building or part of a building usu. with its appurtenances (as grounds)
[2]pre.mise vt pre.mised ; pre.mis.ing (1526) 1 a: to set forth beforehand as an introduction or a postulate b: to offer as a premise in an argument
2: postulate
3: to base on certain assumptions