单词 | whereanent |
释义 | whereanentadv. Originally and chiefly Scottish. Anent or concerning which. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > concerning which or wherein whereinnec1275 whereofa1300 whereinc1400 where-offena1450 whereof1469 whereuponc1515 whereintill1516 whereabout1538 whereanent1579 1579 Sc. Acts Jas. VI. (1814) III. lxii. 182/2 The auld fundationis..notwtstanding qranent his matie..dispenssis. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem i. 7 b The debaitable matter, quhairanent the summons is made. 1681 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 15 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. A) XII. 65 That the said letters..passe the great seale per saltum whereanent these presents shall be a sufficient warrant. 1899 tr. Dante's Paradiso xxxi. 379 To question my Lady concerning things whereanent my mind was in suspense. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1579 |
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