15 letters · 23 points in Scrabble
adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
originFrom Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0