premiss

Plural: premisses

Noun

• A proposition from which a conclusion is drawn in logic.
• a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
• Alternative spelling of premise.

Verb

• take something as preexisting and given
• Alternative spelling of premise.

Examples

• The premis for his Scrabble win was simply having more high-value letters.

Synonyms

assumption, premise