| a. | 1. | Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; |
| 2. | (Gram. & Logic) Expressing a condition or supposition; A conditional proposition is one which asserts the dependence of one categorical proposition on another. | |
| n. | 1. | A limitation. |
| 2. | A conditional word, mode, or proposition. |
| Adj. | 1. | conditional - qualified by reservations |
| 2. | conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid" Antonyms: unconditional - not conditional; "unconditional surrender" |
LEGACY, CONDITIONAL. A bequest which is to take effect upon the happening or, not happening of a certain event. Lownd. Leg. 166; Rop. Leg. Index, tit. Condition.
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