Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WITH-AL
WITH-AL, adv. [withaul'; with and all.]
- With the rest; together with; likewise; at the same time. If you choose that, then I am yours withal. – Shak. How modest in exception, and withal / How terrible in constant resolution! – Shak.
- It is sometimes used for with. But the word is not elegant, nor much used.
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