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pro·viso (prə vī′zō′, prō-)

noun pl. provisos -·sos′ or provisoes -·soes′

  1. a clause, as in a document or statute, making some condition or stipulation
  2. a condition or stipulation

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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