Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.
From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.
But regardless of when Wally had parked himself out in that backyard—sans coat or jacket—somehow, the old lady must have known where Wally would be before he drove out to the Isaacs trailer—or else she followed him out there from his house.1991, A. R. Morlan, The Amulet, page 212:
Bero[wne]. […] And to begin Wench, ſo God helpe me law, My loue to thee is ſound, ſance cracke or flaw. Roſa[line]. Sans, ſans, I pray you.c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby, published 1598, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], signature H3, recto:
The fella in question was still sitting at his table, sans everything above the neckerchief. There was blood everywhere, and brain matter, and bits of skull, and what looked like very expensive bone china.2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2024:
Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Qutet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 766:
Skin needs ultraviolet radiation to begin the synthesis of vitamin D, but dermatologists say you can probably get the necessary electromagnetic input from a mere 20 minutes of sun exposure a week, as you go about your daily affairs, sunblocked and sans beach.2007 September 4, Natalie Angier, “A Supple Casing, Prone to Damage”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:
sans-culottist · sans nombre · sans-culotte · sans égal · sans-culottic · retour sans protêt · sans-culottism · sans-souci · sans-culottish · sans gêne · sans-culotterie · sans-culottide · sans rival · belle dame sans merci · sans doute · sans-serif
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.