F0267600 (fər-nĕnt′) or for·ninst(-nĭnst′) also fer·ninst(-nĭnst′)prep.Chiefly Midland US Opposite, near to, or against: Their barn is fornent the house.[Dialectal (Scotland, northern England, and Ireland) : fore + anent, anenst (from Middle English; see anent).]