- Proposition - Supposition - Underlying assumption - A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something
previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a
condition; a supposition. - Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from
which the conclusion is drawn. - Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., that part in
the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor
and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that
precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted. - A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as,
to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.