'The fors and against' definitions:

Definition of 'The fors and against'

From: GCIDE
  • For \For\, n. One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it. [1913 Webster]
  • The fors and against. those in favor and those opposed; the pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages. --Jane Austen. [1913 Webster]