Word Meanings - PREMIT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To premise. Donne.

Related words: (words related to PREMIT)

• PREMISE
  Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. Note: "All sinners deserve punishment: A B is a sinner." These propositions, which are the premises, being true or admitted, the conclusion follows, that A
• DONNEE
  Lit., given; hence, in a literary work, as a drama or tale, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story. W. E. Henley. That favorite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own. Saintsbury.
• CORDONNET
  Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath.