Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Anent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anenst \A*nenst"\, Anent \A*nent"\, prep. [OE. anent, anentis,
anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen
even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with,
beside. See {Even}, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
1. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.
2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent
this particular.
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