What is "epichirema"

Epichirema \Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, n.; pl. Epichiremata. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also epicheirema.]

n. (context rhetoric logic English) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.