Definition of "provisoes" []

• Plural form of proviso. (noun)

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• "And in case of her death, or of her desire to be acquitted of the management thereof, it is my earnest request to my dear Miss Howe, that she will take it upon herself, and that at her own death she will transfer what shall remain undisposed of at the time, to such persons, and with such limitations, restrictions, and provisoes, as she shall think will best answer my intention."
• "It struck me as he paused that I had made a rash promise, but nevertheless I must stand by it now — with one or two provisoes."
• "Without definite time limits, and without any very precise conditions, provisoes, or declared purposes, it appears to rest on the assumption that mere geographic proximity means absolute and eternal identity of interest."