(plural) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
“Actually, modern society is based on the premise that adults are independent and rational.”
“Constructivism is based on the premise that the learner constructs all knowledge and, therefore, learning is a more subjective affair than one might imagine.”
premises
(plural only)land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
