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‖ quatenus, adv.|ˈkweɪtɪnəs|
[L., ‘how far’, ‘to what extent’, f. quā where + tenus up to.]
In so far as; in the quality or capacity of; qua.
1652N. Culverwel Lt. Nature xi. (1661) 78 An innate power of the Soul, that is fitted, and fashioned for the receiving of spirituals, quatenus Spirituals. 1664Butler Hud. ii. ii. 277 A broken Oath is, quat'nus Oath, As sound t' all purposes of Troth. 1673Wood Life (O.H.S.) II. 274 That every canon of Ch. Ch. should (quatenus as a member of the university) preach at St. Marie's, and (quatenus canon) at Ch. Ch. 1697J. Dennis Plot and no Plot 52 Tho the Viscount be my superiour, quatenus Viscount, yet he does esteem himself my equal. |