premises

prem·ise  (prms)

n. also prem·iss (prms)

1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.

2. Logic

a. One of the propositions in a deductive argument.

b. Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.

3. premises Law The preliminary or explanatory statements or facts of a document, as in a deed.

4. premises

a. Land and the buildings on it.

b. A building or part of a building.

v. prem·ised, prem·is·ing, prem·is·es

v.tr.

1. To state in advance as an introduction or explanation.

2. To state or assume as a proposition in an argument.

v.intr.

To make a premise.

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[Middle English premisse, from Old French, from Medieval Latin praemissa (propositi), (the proposition) put before, premise, from Latin, feminine past participle of praemittere, to set in front : prae-, pre- + mittere, to send.]

Word History: Why do we call a single building the premises? To answer this question, we must go back to the Middle Ages. But first, let it be noted that premises comes from the past participle praemissa, which is both a feminine singular and a neuter plural form of the Latin verb praemittere, "to send in advance, utter by way of preface, place in front, prefix." In Medieval Latin the feminine form praemissa was used as a term in logic, for which we still use the term premise descended from the Medieval Latin word (first recorded in a work composed before 1380). Medieval Latin praemissa in the plural meant "things mentioned before" and was used in legal documents, almost always in the plural, a use that was followed in Old French and Middle English, both of which borrowed the word from Latin. A more specific legal sense in Middle English, "that property, collectively, which is specified in the beginning of a legal document and which is conveyed, as by grant," was also always in the plural in Middle English and later Modern English. And so it remained when this sense was extended to mean "a house or building with its grounds or appurtenances," a usage first recorded before 1730.

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premises

Noun, pl

1. a piece of land together with its buildings

2. Law (in a deed) the matters referred to previously

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

premises - land and the buildings on it; "bread is baked on the premises"; "the were evicted from the premises" land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

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premises

plural noun building(s), place, office, property, site, establishment

Translations

premises [ˈprɛmɪsɪs] npl → local msg;

on the premises → en el lugar mismo;

business premises → locales mpl comerciales

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premises [ˈprɛmɪsɪz] npl → locaux mpl;

on the premises → sur les lieux; sur place;

business premises → locaux commerciaux

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premises [ˈprɛmɪsɪz] npl → locale m;

on the premises → sul posto;

business premises → locali commerciali

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premises

n pl premises [ˈpremisiz]

(a part of) a building and the area of ground belonging to it These premises are used by the local football team. perseel عِقار، المَنزِل والأراضي التابِعَه له помещение areál lokaliteter die Räumlichkeiten (pl.) εγκαταστάσεις, οίκημα, γραφεία local, establecimiento, instalaciones valdus, territoorium ساختمان و محوطۀ آن alue, tilat lieux, locaux בִּנייָן וּסבִיבָתוֹ आधार-वाक्य अहाता, भवन zemlja i sporedne zgrade,prostorije épület (üzleté stb.), helyiség, helyszín lingkungan (starfs-/athafna)svæði locale 家屋敷 건물을 포함한 대지 patalpos telpas premis pand lokaler, område lokal, posesja prédio clădire cu dependinţe дом с прилегающим участком areál prostori; poslopje z zemljiščem; lokali poslovne prostorije fastighet[], lokal[], område ที่ดินและสิ่งปลูกสร้าง bina, yer 房屋(及其附屬建築、基地等) будинок з прилеглими будівлями احاطہ cơ ngơi 房屋（及其附属建筑、基地等）