dehors

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noun

All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.

“dehors the agreement/record/treaty/will etc.”

OriginFrench dehors →
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Meanings

noun
  1. fortificationAll sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.
preposition
  1. archaiclawOutside of; without or not related to

    dehors the agreement/record/treaty/will etc.

Origin

  1. Frenchdehors
  2. Frenchdehors
  3. Englishdehors

Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”).

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APA

dehors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehors

MLA

“dehors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehors. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehors,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehors.

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