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major premise

noun

  1. logic the premise of a syllogism containing the predicate of its conclusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Aristotle reasoned without sufficient certainty of the major premise of his syllogisms.

The major term is usually the predicate of the major premise and the predicate of the conclusion.

If the major premise of this syllogism be granted, the conclusion is unquestionable.

The city casuist might have smiled at the major premise—and laughed at the ingenuous conclusion.

It may be stated, simply, as "the unwarranted assumption of a premise, generally the major premise."

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