English Explanatory Dictionary

proviso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conditional provision to an agreement.
name
  1. A township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proviso.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-proviso.wav

Word forms

proviso provisos provisoes

Etymology

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

Related words

provide provision provisional proviso quod
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