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Etymology
Probably an elision of "in regard that".
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in regard
- (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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