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proviso
proviso /prəˈvaɪzəʊ $ -zoʊ/ noun (plural provisos) [countable] formal
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: proviso quod 'provided that'
a condition that you ask for before you will agree to something
    with the proviso that
    The money was given to the museum with the proviso that it is spent on operating costs.