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1. absent, prep. View full entry 1888
...In the absence of, without....
2. against, prep., conj., adv., and n. View full entry eOE
...In reception of, in welcome of. Obs....
3. anent, prep. and adv. View full entry OE
...In a line with, side by side with, in company with, beside. Obs. or dial....
4. aside, adv., prep., adj., and n. View full entry c1330
...To one side; out of the way, away....
5. at, prep. View full entry 755
...The most general determination of simple localization in space, expressing, strictly, the simple relation of a thing to a point of space which it touches; hence, usually determining a point or object...
6. beside, adv. and prep. View full entry c1200
...By the side, by one's side....
7. de, prep. View full entry 1463
...de bene esse (Law), as of ‘well-being’, as being good, of conditional allowance for the present....
8. ex rel., prep. View full entry 1838
...= ex relatione...
9. ex relatione, prep. View full entry 1621
...By or at the relation of; according to the report (of), as reported by....
10. in, prep.2 View full entry a1387
...in abˈsentia, in (his, her, or their) absence....
11. inside, n., adj., adv., and prep. View full entry 1504
...The inner side or surface; that side of anything which is within, or nearer to the centre, or farther from the outer edge or surface; in a foot-path, the side next to...
12. inter, prep. View full entry a1641
...The Latin preposition = ‘between’, ‘among’, occurs in a few Latin phrases occasional in English, e.g. inter alia, amongst other things (less usually inter alios, amongst others, other...
13. intra, prep. View full entry 1877
...In phr. intra vires, within the powers or legal authority (of a person, etc.). Cf. ultra1....
14. non obstante, n., adj., prep., and adv. View full entry 1441-3
...A clause in a statute or letter patent conveying a dispensation from a monarch or other executive to perform an action notwithstanding any statute to the contrary (see etymological note). Also in...
15. outside, n., adj., prep., and adv. View full entry 1457
...The position or area adjacent to and beyond the outer side or surface of something. Now chiefly in from (also on, to) the outside....
16. per, prep. View full entry a1399
...In distributive sense: For each——, for every——. Used after a statement of number or quantity to express a rate or proportion, as per day, per dozen, per...
17. quoad, prep. View full entry 1622
...To the extent of, as regards, with respect to....
18. reserved, conj. and prep. View full entry 1438
...Except that. Obs.rare....
19. sans, prep. View full entry c1300
...Without. Now arch. (chiefly with reminiscence of Shakespeare), joc., and Heraldry....
20. ˈultra, prep. View full entry 1793
...In the phr. ultra viresˈvaɪəriːz, beyond the powers or legal authority (of a person, etc.; also used with ellipse of for)....
