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   Pro·vi·so

   /prəˈvīzō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a condition attached to an agreement: "he left his unborn grandchild a trust fund with the proviso that he be named after the old man"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from the medieval Latin phrase proviso (quod) ‘it being provided (that)’, from Latin providere ‘foresee, provide’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

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