Premises
/ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of premise form-of, plural
- 2 Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place. plural, plural-only
"The caretaker lives on the premises."
- 3 land and the buildings on it wordnet
- 4 The subject of a conveyance or deed. plural, plural-only
- 5 The vagina. euphemistic, obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang
"[…] ſhe charges her to put him to it as a virgin ought to do; and farther, that as ſoon as he entered the premiſes, with fome feigned reluctancy on her part, muſt fall into a fainting ſhriek, as if ſhe had fallen into a cold water in a hot fit."
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of premise form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"We should understand the underlying premises."
Etymology
See premise