anent
About, old-fashioned
Anent is a preposition that is found mostly in writing from earlier centuries.
It has some use in contemporary Scottish law, where its meaning is similar to about.
reference
On the subject of
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- respectingAbout; on the topic
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- with respect toAbout a topic
in reference to · as regards · apropos · in connection with · on the subject of · in regard to · as to · in relation to
regarding
On the subject of
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- respectingAbout; on the topic
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
with respect to · in reference to · as regards · apropos · in connection with · on the subject of · in regard to · as to · in relation to · with regard to