excepted

ex·cept  (k-spt)

prep.

With the exclusion of; other than; but: everyone except me.

conj.

1. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that: I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much.

2. Otherwise than: They didn't open their mouths except to complain.

3. Unless: "And ne'er throughout the year to church thou go'st/Except it be to pray against thy foes" (Shakespeare).

v. ex·cept·ed, ex·cept·ing, ex·cepts

v.tr.

To leave out; exclude: An admission fee is charged, but children are excepted.

v.intr.

To object: Counsel excepted to the court's ruling.

Idiom:

except for

Were it not for: I would join you except for my cold.

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[Middle English, from Latin exceptus, past participle of excipere, to exclude : ex-, ex- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Except in the sense of "with the exclusion of" or "other than" is generally viewed as a preposition, not a conjunction. Therefore, a personal pronoun that follows except should be in the objective case: No one except me knew it. Everyone had a ticket except her.

Translations

excepted [ɪkˈsɛptɪd] adv
Sundays excepted → à l'exception des dimanches