proviso

The definition of a proviso is a condition attached to an agreement.

(noun)

An example of a proviso is if you will sign on a contract to sell your company only on the condition that you get to be on the board.

See proviso in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: ML proviso (quod), provided (that) < L, abl. of provisus, pp. of providere: see provide

See proviso in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pro·vi·sos or pro·vi·soes

A clause in a document making a qualification, condition, or restriction.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin prōvīsō (quod), provided (that)

Origin: , from Latin prōvīsō

Origin: , ablative of prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre, to provide; see provide

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