Definition of Outwith

1. Preposition. (chiefly Scotland Northern England) Outside; beyond; outside of. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outwith

1. beyond the limits of [prep]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outwith

outwing
outwinged
outwinging
outwings
outwinning
outwins
outwinter
outwintered
outwintering
outwinters
outwish
outwished
outwishes
outwishing
outwit
outwith (current term)
outwits
outwitted
outwitter
outwitters
outwitting
outwon
outwoo
outwooed
outwooing
outwore
outwork
outworked
outworker
outworkers

Literary usage of Outwith

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Charters and Other Writs Illustrating the History of the Royal Burgh of by Aberdeen (Scotland) (1890)
"King James II. empowers the provost, baillies, and burgesses of Aberdeen to escheat •wool, skins, and hides exported outwith the sheriffdom of Aberdeen ..."

2. Charters and Other Documents Relating to the City of Glasgow by Glasgow (Scotland), James David Marwick, Robert Renwick, Glasgow (Scotland, Scottish Burgh Records Society (1894)
"... in actions and crimes done in the City or three miles outwith the same. ... and crymes done and committit within or thre myles outwith the said citie; ..."

3. A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and by Hugh Barclay, Scotland (1855)
"Persons outwith the parish, on leaving it, have no right to a place of sepulture because of their ancestors being there buried, but they have the right of ..."

4. The Scots Digest of the Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland: And by John Condie Stewart Sandeman, Scotland Courts (1905)
"Held incompetent, at the trial of the other, to lead evidence of statements made by the fugitive outwith the presence of the prisoner. ..."

5. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1863)
"... but such considerations cannot affect the verdict of public opinion outwith the circle of the legal profession. THE NEW REGISTRATION COURT OF APPEAL. ..."

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