{ Be*sides" (?), Be*side" (?), }
adv. [OE. Same as beside, prep.; the ending -
s is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.] 1.On one side. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.
2.More than that; over and above; not included in
the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition.
The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides
? Gen. xix. 12.
To all beside, as much an empty shade,
An Eugene living, as a Cæsar dead. Pope.
☞ These sentences may be considered as elliptical.
Be*sides (?), prep.Over and above;
separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See
Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside.