Synonyms for proviso

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pruh-vahy-zoh

Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvaɪ zoʊ

Définition of proviso

Origin : mid-15c., from Medieval Latin proviso (quod) "provided (that)," phrase at the beginning of clauses in legal documents (mid-14c.), from Latin proviso "it being provided," ablative neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (see provide). Related: Provisory.

noun provision
noun stipulation

Example sentences :

I granted you permission to come, but I made it a proviso that there should be no conversation.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

There was also a proviso that the infants should be taught 'suitably to their age.'
Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst

The "Wilmot proviso" was for some years the watchword of the anti-extensionists.
Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam

It should, however, be accompanied by the proviso that no more than 10 per cent.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

He granted the request, but with the proviso that she should never return.
Extract from : « Lafayette » by Martha Foote Crow

A ship with one anchor down and a shore-fast is moored a proviso.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

In its fifth proviso, the old man mentioned his nephew George.
Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope

He can be restored to his heritage and rank, on one proviso,—a guarantee for his loyalty.
Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

In a catalogue of 1681, however, there is a proviso that at least twenty gentlemen must attend.
Extract from : « The Book-Collector » by William Carew Hazlitt

He made the proviso, however, that Randy's gun should be taken along.
Extract from : « Canoe Boys and Campfires » by William Murray Graydon

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