Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • First; beforehand; in front.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb obsolete In front; publicly.
  • adverb obsolete Beforehand; first.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb obsolete in front; publicly.
  • adverb obsolete beforehand; first

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Old French par avant. See par and avaunt.

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  • In front; first; beforehand. (from Phrontistery)

    May 25, 2008