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The major premise of a syllogism.

every argument, consisting of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and the last, the conclusion. The conclusion necessarily follows from the premises; so that, if these are true, the conclusion must be true, and the argument amounts to demonstration;

A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.

cess of reasoning in which each conclusion applies to just such an object as each of the premises applies to. Jevons.

A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See Dilemma.

n a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. Blackstone. -- View of premises (Law), the inspection by the jury of the place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred.

A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.

From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively. Whence hath this man this wisdom Matt. xiii. 54. Whence and what art thou Milton.