[vis-a-vis] prep [F, lit., face-to-face] (1755) 1: face-to-face with
2: in relation to
3: as compared with
[2]vis-a-vis n, pl vis-a-vis (ca. 1757) 1: one that is face-to-face with another
2. a: escort, date b: counterpart
3: tete-a-tete 1 [3]vis-a-vis adv (1870): in company: together