different between notwhitstanding vs albeit

English

Alternative forms

• albe

Etymology

From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”), and thus composed from al (“completely, entirely”) +? be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) +? it.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?bi?.?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?bi.?t/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?l?bi.?t/

Conjunction

albeit

1. Although, despite (it) being.

Usage notes

• The word albeit historically also introduced an independent clause as although does (as in the Shakespearean quote above); however after the Early Modern English period, it ceased to do so, and today only introduces a noun phrase, adjectival phrase, adverbial phrase, or dependent clause.
• Rarely, albethey is used when the meaning is “despite (the multiple things) being” rather than “despite (the single thing) being”; this is nonstandard, based on a flawed interpretation of albeit.

Synonyms

• as much as, though; see also Thesaurus:even though

Related terms

• howbeit

Translations

Anagrams

• albite, betail, libate

Yola

Alternative forms

• abeit

Etymology

From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”).

Conjunction

albeit

1. unless, except.

References

• Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN