Wiktionary
minor premise
n. (context logic English) In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's minor term and middle term.
WordNet
minor premise
n. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: minor premiss, subsumption]
Usage examples of "minor premise".
Let us now move to the minor premise, to wit, the fact that I have, nevertheless, failed in the task of unveiling the meaning of King Roy's dream.