presumption

presumption n

ME < OFr < L. præsumptiōn-em, a taking beforehand, anticipation, confidence, audacity; see presume, v.

  1. Guess; assumption; speculation; conjecture; supposition.
  2. Liberty; license; perceived right; self-granted privilege; audaciously claimed prerogative.
  3. [Fig.] estimation; beginning; taste; sample; portion; part; specimen; brief vision.