premiss Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
    assumption; premise.
    • on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
  2. verb take something as preexisting and given
    premise.

WordNet


Prem"iss noun
Definitions
  1. Premise. Whately. I. Watts

Webster 1913