quoad

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/ˈkwoʊ.æd/

preposition

With respect to.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

preposition
  1. archaicWith respect to.

    It seems to have been rather on this ground that quoad Hughes, who was a volunteer, the defendant had not been guilty of any negligence at all […]

    1884, Horace Smith, A treatise on the law of negligence

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latinquoad
  2. Latinquoad
  3. Englishquoad

Borrowed from Latin quoad.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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