Category:Provided

Pro*vid"ed, conj.

Defn: on condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- Usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall Prejudice the rights of any person whatever. Provided the deductions are logical, they seem almost indifferent to Their truth. G. H. Lewes.

Note: this word is strictly a participle, and the word being is Understood, the participle provided agreeing with the whole sentence Absolute, and being equivalent to this condition being previously Stipulated or established.