premised

Premise \Pre*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premised}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Premising}.] [From L. praemissus, p. p., or E.
   premise, n. See {Premise}, n.]
   1. To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to
      be before something else; to employ previously. [Obs.]
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            The premised flames of the last day.  --Shak.
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            If venesection and a cathartic be premised. --E.
                                                  Darwin.
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   2. To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main
      subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or
      aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down
      premises or first propositions, on which rest the
      subsequent reasonings.
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            I premise these particulars that the reader may know
            that I enter upon it as a very ungrateful task.
                                                  --Addison.
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