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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in regard en · CCONJ

Etymology

Probably an elision of "in regard that".

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) since; because; inasmuch as; considering that; considering.
    • Yet, in regard they substance passeth his, ⁠And that iust guerdon may befall desert,<br?⁠To him we yeeld the armour of the prince. ⁠How likes don Balthazar of this deuice? 1587, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie:
    • I cannot say that I ever saw an adder, in regard there are none in these parts.
    • That which comes fermented and dyed unto us affords no distinct account, in regard it is infected with a decoction or lixivium a. 1682, Thomas Browne, On Tobacco:

Relateds

in regard to · in regard of

Synonyms

as · seeing that · given that