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premise   n 
1  (Also)  premiss  (Logic) a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn  vb 
2 to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc. 
 (C14: from Old French prémisse, from Medieval Latin praemissa sent on before, from Latin praemittere to dispatch in advance, from prae before + mittere to send) 
major premise   n 
 (Logic) the premise of a syllogism containing the predicate of its conclusion 
minor premise   n 
 (Logic) the premise of a syllogism containing the subject of its conclusion