Definitions
take something as preexisting and given
Word origin
From Middle English premise, premisse, from Old French premisse, from Medieval Latin premissa (“set before”) (premissa propositio (“the proposition set before”)), feminine past participle of Latin praemittere (“to send or put before”), from prae- (“before”) + mittere (“to send”).
Used in a sentence
“The premises observed, Thy will by my performance shall be served.”
“While the premises stand firm, 'tis impossible to shake the conclusion.”
“trespass on another’s premises”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“starting assumption”7 letters
02“Basic assumption”7 letters
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