different between proviso vs prerequisite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???va?zo?/

Noun

proviso (plural provisos or provisoes)

1. A conditional provision to an agreement.

Related terms

• provide
• provision
• provisional

Translations

Further reading

• proviso in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• proviso in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Participle

pr?v?s?

1. dative masculine singular of pr?v?sus
2. dative neuter singular of pr?v?sus
3. ablative masculine singular of pr?v?sus
4. ablative neuter singular of pr?v?sus

References

• proviso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• proviso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• proviso in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• proviso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From pre- +? requisite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?i????kw?z?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p?i???kw?z?t/, /p?i???kw?z?t/

Adjective

prerequisite (not comparable)

1. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

   The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:requisite

Translations

Noun

prerequisite (plural prerequisites)

1. Something that must be gained in order to gain something else

   A degree is a prerequisite for entry into this profession.

2. In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

   Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.

Hypernyms

• requisite

Related terms

• corequisite
• requirement

Translations