sumption

English

Etymology

From Latin sumere (“to take”).

Noun

sumption (plural sumptions)

  1. (rare) a taking
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete) The major premise of a syllogism.
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