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proviso

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pro·vi·so  (pr-vz)
n. pl. pro·vi·sos or pro·vi·soes
A clause in a document making a qualification, condition, or restriction.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin prvs (quod), provided (that), from Latin prvs, ablative of prvsus, past participle of prvidre, to provide; see provide.]

proviso [pro-vize-oh]
Noun
pl -sos or -soes a condition or stipulation [Medieval Latin proviso quod it being provided that]
provisory adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.proviso - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
precondition, stipulation, condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

proviso
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Spanish proviso [prəˈvaɪzəu] ncondición f; estipulación f;
with the proviso that → a condición de que

French proviso [prəˈvaɪzəu] ncondition f;
with the proviso that → à la condition (expresse) que

German proviso [prəˈvaɪzəu] nVorbehalt m;
with the proviso that ... → unter dem Vorbehalt, dass ...

Italian proviso [prəˈvaɪzəu] ncondizione f;
with the proviso that → a condizione che + sub; a patto che + sub

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The marriages are in short no more than bargains, made with this proviso, that when any discontent shall arise on either side, they may separate, and marry whom they please, each taking back what they brought with them.
I have told Miss Wendermott this - that I met you first in the village of Bekwando with a concession in your hand made out to you and her father jointly, with the curious proviso that in the event of the death of one the other was his heir.
The proviso annexed is proper in itself, and was probably rendered absolutely necessary by jealousies and questions concerning the Western territory sufficiently known to the public.
 
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