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in point of

in point of preposition: with regard to; concerning.

Preposition

in point of

  1. (obsolete) with regard to; concerning
    • […] and in that discourse, I did many times take occasion to assert the laws in point of the King […]1679, Heneage Finch Earl of Nottingham, An Exact and Most Impartial Accompt of the Indictment, Arraignment, Trial, and Judgment (according to Law) of Twenty Nine Regicides (page 186)
    • What is the difference, in point of the quantity and wholesomeness of Spirits, between the use of Grain of the same quality when malted, and when half malted and half raw?1782, Reports from Committees of the House of Commons

Questions about in point of

What does in point of mean?
In point of means with regard to; concerning.
What part of speech is in point of?
In point of is a preposition.

Words near in point of in the dictionary

  1. in plain view
  2. in play
  3. in plenty
  4. in pocket
  5. in point
  6. in point of
  7. in point of fact
  8. in poor taste
  9. in posse
  10. in potentia
  11. in potentiâ

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