Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. · At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. · Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. · Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
International.
Throughout, over.
Countries or lands abroad.
First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.
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- Inherited-form mentionabroodenm
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