supposition
sup.po.si.tion \.s*p-*-'zish-*n\ \-'zish-n*l, -*n-*l\ \-e-\ n [ME, fr. LL supposition-, suppositio, fr. L, act of placing beneath], fr. suppositus, pp. of supponere 1: something that is supposed : HYPOTHESIS 2: the act of supposing - sup.po.si.tion.al aj