inquantum

From in +‎ quantum.

inquantum (not comparable)

1. insofar as, inasmuch as
   • Aquinas, Commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics V.1.899:

     Haec enim illegalitas secundum quam dicitur aliquis illegalis, quae etiam est inaequalitas, inquantum homo non adaequatur regulae legis […]

     A man is called a lawbreaker on account of unlawfulness, which is also an inequality inasmuch as he is not equal to the rule of the law […]

• → Middle French: inquant
  • French: encan
    • → Catalan: encant