proviso
noun/prəˈvaɪzəʊ/
/prəˈvaɪzəʊ/
(plural provisos)
(formal)- a condition that must be accepted before an agreement can be made synonym provision
- Their participation is subject to a number of important provisos.
- He agreed to their visit with the proviso that they should stay no longer than one week.
Word Originlate Middle English: from the medieval Latin phrase proviso (quod) ‘it being provided (that)’, from Latin providere ‘foresee, provide’.
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