supposer

[Eng. suppos (e), v.; -er.] One who supposes. sup-pô-si-tion, s. [French, from Lat. supposi tionem, acc us. of suppositio =a substitution, a supposition, from sup posit us, pa. par. of suppono =to place under, to substitute: sup (for sub ) =under, and pono to place; Sp. suposicion.] 1. The act of supposing; the laying down of an hypothesis; reasoning by hypothesis. "But all's not true that supposition saith." Drayton: Barons Wars, iii. 2. That which is supposed or a umed hypothetically; an a umption, an hypothesis. "He had used language which was quite unintelligible except on the supposition that he had a guilty knowledge of the contents." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xvii. 3. A surmise, a conjecture, a gue . *4. An imagination, a conceit. "And in that glorious supposition think He gains by death that hath such means to die." Shakesp.: Comedy of Errors , iii. 2. sup-pô-si-tion-al, a . [Eng. supposition ; -al .] Founded or based upon supposition; hypothetical, supposed. "It is not absolute, but only suppositional."-South: Sermons, vol. ix., ser. 11.