conjunction
without
unless a stated condition holds
The old tale says none may enter without they are invited.
Etymology
Without developed a conditional use from the idea of something being absent. It means unless: the main statement holds in the absence of the specified condition.
More examples
- The dialect speaker says he will not go without she does.
- Without you agree, the bargain cannot stand, the old text says.
- She quoted the archaic condition, without it be necessary.
Forms
without