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by-respects

by-respects is the plural of by-respect.

Meaning of by-respect

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

Questions about by-respects

What is by-respects the plural of?
By-respects is the plural of by-respect.

Words near by-respects in the dictionary

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

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