'Sumption' definitions:

Definition of 'Sumption'

From: GCIDE
  • Sumption \Sump"tion\, n. [L. sumptio, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take.]
  • 1. A taking. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Logic) The major premise of a syllogism. [1913 Webster]