premises
nounverbnouncommon in dialogue
- Canada//ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz//
- Canada//ˈpɹɛməsɪz//
- Australia//ˈpɹemɪsɪz//
- //ˈpɹɛmɪsiz//
Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
noun
- 1
Also a form of premiseplural of premise
Etymology
See premise
verb
- 1
Also a form of premisethird-person singular simple present indicative of premise
noun
- 1
Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
The caretaker lives on the premises.
- 2
The subject of a conveyance or deed.
- 3
obsoleteThe vagina.
[…] 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.
premises · Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
premium · Superior in quality; higher in price or value.premonition · A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream,…Prentiss · A surname.