minor term

English Thesaurus

1. the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	term,
definition	:	one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	conclusion, ratiocination,
definition	:	the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption,
definition	:	the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) (noun.communication)