in regard

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Etymology

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Probably an elision of "in regard that".

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in regard

  1. (obsolete) since; because; inasmuch as; considering that; considering.
    I cannot say that I ever saw an adder, in regard there are none in these parts.
    • 1587, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie:
      Yet, in regard they substance passeth his,
      ⁠And that iust guerdon may befall desert,<br?⁠To him we yeeld the armour of the prince.
      ⁠How likes don Balthazar of this deuice?
    • a. 1682, Thomas Browne, On Tobacco:
      That which comes fermented and dyed unto us affords no distinct account, in regard it is infected with a decoction or lixivium

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