Definition of PROVISO

proviso

Plural: provisoes, provisos

Noun

  • A condition or restriction added to a legal document or agreement.
  • a stipulated condition
  • A conditional provision to an agreement.

Examples

  • He accepted the challenge, with the proviso that no dictionary lookups were allowed.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

Synonyms

provision

Scrabble Score: 12

proviso: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
proviso: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proviso: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

proviso: valid Words With Friends Word