Stipulate
/ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/noun
To require or specify a condition in an agreement.
Did you know?Stipulate comes from Latin *stipulārī*, a formal verb used in Roman law for making binding promises, possibly linked to an older word for a straw or stalk used in ritualized bargaining.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steigh-
“to stick, pierce, or step”
Latin
Latin
stipes
“stake, post, trunk, or tree-stem”
Classical Latin
Latin
stipulārī
“to bargain for, demand formally, or exact a promise in legal form”
Late Latin
Latin
stipulātus
“formally agreed or promised”
Middle English
English
stipulate
“to make an agreement or demand a condition”
Modern English
English
stipulate
“to specify or require as a condition”