The conflict was centered on Carnegie Steel's main plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and grew out of a dispute between the National Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the United States and the Carnegie Steel Company. Carnegie left on a trip to Scotland before the unrest peaked.
verb (used with object), presupposed, presupposing. 1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance. 2. (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause. Origin of presuppose.
Definition of supposititious. 1  1a : fraudulently substituted : spuriousb of a child (1) : falsely presented as a genuine heir (2) : illegitimate. 2  2 [influenced in meaning by supposition] a : imaginaryb : of the nature of or based on a supposition : hypothetical.