for·nent 
(fər-nĕnt) or for·ninst (-nĭnst) also fer·ninst (-nĭnst)
(fər-nĕnt) or for·ninst (-nĭnst) also fer·ninst (-nĭnst)prep.
Chiefly Midland US
Chiefly Midland US
Opposite, near to, or against: Their barn is fornent the house.
[Dialectal (Scotland, northern England, and Ireland) : FORE + anent, anenst (from Middle English; see ANENT).]