| 1. conj. on the condition that; only if. providedyou can click anywhere, but just don't click here.provided pro*vided , conj. on condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever. provided the deductions are logical, they seem almost indifferent to their truth. h. lewes.note: this word is strictly a participle, and the word being is understood, the participle provided agreeing with the whole sentence absolute, and being equivalent to this condition being previously stipulated or established |