supposal
noun/səˈpəʊzəl/
Etymology From Anglo-Norman supposaille, supposail, corresponding to suppose + -al.
1
The act of supposing; supposition.
2
Something supposed; a supposition, a hypothesis.
- [W]e may, if we attentively consider and examine it, find that there are circumstances sufficient, upon the supposals of the excellent contrivance of their machine, to excite and force them to act after such or such a manner […].1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographica, section XLII:
- Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal, at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: