Proviso
Pronunciation : Pro*vi"so
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., (it) being provided, abl. of provisus, p. p. of providere. See Provide, and cf. Purview.]
Definition : Defn: An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso. He doth deny his prisoners, But with proviso and exception. Shak.
pl. Provisos.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913