Category:Protasis

Prot"a*sis, n. Etym: [l., fr. Gr.

1. A proposition; a maxim. Johnson.

2. (gram.)

Defn: the introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally Of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See apodosis.

3. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the Introduction; opposed to epitasis. B. Jonson.