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supposal

noun
/səˈpəʊzəl/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman supposaille, supposail, corresponding to suppose + -al.

  1. derived from supponere
  2. derived from supposer
  3. inherited from supposen
  4. suffixed as supposal — “suppose + al”

Definitions

  1. The act of supposing

    The act of supposing; supposition.

  2. Something supposed

    Something supposed; a supposition, a hypothesis.

    • [W]e may, if we attentively consider and examine it, find that there are circumstances sufficient, upon the supposals of the excellent contrivance of their machine, to excite and force them to act after such or such a manner […].
    • Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal, at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for supposal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA