presumption
presumption n
ME < OFr < L. præsumptiōn-em, a taking beforehand, anticipation, confidence, audacity; see presume, v.
- Guess; assumption; speculation; conjecture; supposition.
- Liberty; license; perceived right; self-granted privilege; audaciously claimed prerogative.
- [Fig.] estimation; beginning; taste; sample; portion; part; specimen; brief vision.