notwithstanding Copy link Outline I. As adv. or conj.II. As prep.1. expr. by invītus in agr. with subs. (abl. absol. constr.)2. expr. by various participles in sim. constr.3. form a depend. sent. with etiamsi, tametsi, quum • notwithstanding: I. As adv. or conj.: nĭhĭlōmĭnus; attămen, tămen: for syn. v. nevertheless. II. As prep.: 1. expr. by invītus in agr. with subs. (abl. absol. constr.): gods and men n. (in spite of them), diis hominibusque invitis, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, med.: v. spite of (in). 2. expr. by various participles in sim. constr.: n. the auspices, *neglectis auspiciis: n. the beauty of his own wife, *spreta pulchritudine uxoris suae propriae (v. to disregard, despise). 3. form a depend. sent. with etiamsi, tametsi, quum: v. although, nevertheless.