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by-respect

by-respect noun: self-interest.

Noun

by-respect (plural by-respects)

  1. (obsolete) self-interest
    • From hence I may reasonably conclude, that Augustus, who was not altogether to good as he was wife, had some by-respect in the enacting of this lawc. 1692, John Dryden, Discourse on Satire

Forms of by-respect

pluralby-respects

Questions about by-respect

What does by-respect mean?
By-respect means self-interest.
What part of speech is by-respect?
By-respect is a noun.
What is the plural of by-respect?
The plural of by-respect is by-respects.

Words near by-respect in the dictionary

  1. by-products
  2. by-purpose
  3. by-purposes
  4. by-report
  5. by-reports
  6. by-respect
  7. by-respects
  8. by-room
  9. by-rooms
  10. by-running
  11. by-speech

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