prep. [ OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wið&unr_;tan; wið with, against, toward + &unr_;tan outside, fr. &unr_;t out. See With, prep., Out. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors. [ 1913 Webster ] Without the gate
Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond. [ 1913 Webster ] Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage. [ 1913 Webster ] I wolde it do withouten negligence. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] Wise men will do it without a law. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] There is no living with thee nor without thee. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]
To do without. See under Do. --
Without day [ a translation of L. sine die ], without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day. --
Without recourse. See under Recourse. [ 1913 Webster ]
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