usage: land and the buildings on it; "bread is baked on the premises"; "the were evicted from the premises"
Noun
1. premises, site, land site
usage: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
Verb
1. premise, set forth, expound, exposit
usage: set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
usage: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"