proviso

English

Etymology

From Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /prəˈvaɪzoʊ/

Noun

proviso (plural provisos or provisoes)

1. A conditional provision to an agreement

Related terms

• provide
• provision
• provisional

Translations

conditional provision to an agreement

French: provision (à un accord) f., réserve f. German: Bedingung f., Vorbehalt m., Vorbehaltsklausel f.

Scottish Gaelic: cùmhnant (gd) m., coingheall (gd) m. Swedish: förbehåll (sv), reservation (sv)

External links

• proviso in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• proviso in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Latin

Participle

prōvīsō

1. dative masculine singular of prōvīsus
2. dative neuter singular of prōvīsus
3. ablative masculine singular of prōvīsus
4. ablative neuter singular of prōvīsus