"quoad" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /ˈkwoʊ.æd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quoad.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin quoadbor. English quoad Borrowed from Latin quoad. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:quoad|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin quoadbor. English quoad [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "quoad", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "quoad", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="quoad"> Borrowed from Latin quoad. Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} quoad
  1. (archaic) With respect to. Tags: archaic Related terms: quoad hoc, quoad hunc, quoad omnia, quoad sacra
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