PROTASES

Noun

protases

plural of protasis

Anagrams

• Pastores, portases, seaports

Source: Wiktionary

PROTASIS

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

1. A proposition; a maxim. Johnson.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition