a (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. (defdate|First attested from around (1150 to 1350.))(reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =8| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =)
a (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. (defdate|First attested from around (1150 to 1350.))
a Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. (defdate|First attested from around (1350 to 1470.))
a (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction. (defdate|First attested in the late 15th century.)
a Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. (defdate|First attested in the early 19th century.)
a Played elsewhere than one's home grounds; as in a sport's team.
n (rare) Countries or lands abroad. (defdate|First attested in the mid 19th century.)