I. ik-ˈsept preposition
also ex·cept·ing -ˈsep-tiŋ
Date: 14th century
: with the exclusion or exception of
daily except Sundays
II. verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French excepter, from Latin exceptare, frequentative of excipere to take out, except, from ex- + capere to take — more at heave
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
: to take or leave out from a number or a whole : exclude
intransitive verb
: to take exception : object
• ex·cep·tive -ˈsep-təv adjective
III. conjunction
also excepting
Date: 15th century
1. : on any other condition than that : unless
except you repent
2. : with this exception, namely
was inaccessible except by boat
3. : only — often followed by that
I would go except that it's too far