D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Provided

/prəv-īd'-ĭd/ · Pro·vid·ed · IPA /pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/
01 conj. On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudic…
  1. 1.
    On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever.
    Provided the deductions are logical, they seem almost indifferent to their truth.” — G. H. Lewes.