anence

Preposition

anent

1. (archaic) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
   • Mr Bloom and Stephen entered the cabman’s shelter, an unpretentious wooden structure, where, prior to then, he had rarely, if ever, been before; the former having previously whispered to the latter a few hints anent the keeper of it […]1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   apropos, as for, about, apropos of, as far as, as regards, as relates to, as respects, as to, concerned with

2. (obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of.
3. (obsolete) Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.
   • […] if Painter did ever abide in the old bark mill said to be anent his brother's freehold.2005, R.T. Smith, “Ina Grove”, in The Virginia Quarterly Review, volume 81, number 4, page 230
4. (obsolete) In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.
   • ANENT, opposite. Usually "ovver-anent."1865, William Stott Banks, Wakefield Words, page 4