obligatum

noun

ob·​li·​ga·​tum

ˌäbləˈgätəm,

-ātəm

plural obligata

-ätə,

-ātə

: a proposition that is not self-contradictory and that is assumed for argument in scholastic disputation

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, obligation, from Latin, neuter of obligatus, past participle of obligare

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