outwith

English

Etymology

From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (without), equivalent to out + with.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /aʊtwɪð/, /aʊtwɪθ/

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outwith

  1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England) Outside; beyond; outside of.
    • 2009, Sarah Ludford MEP, Letters, The Guardian, 17 Jun 09:
      It is not acceptable to have EU-US deals on extradition, information collection and exchange, and border controls which are cooked up in secret and outwith the democratic control of the European and national parliaments.

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