The expression is actually "all and sundry" and means "everyone, individually and collectively". Both words come from Old English.
The word various means assorted, of a group. The word sundry means of various types, with a connotation of commonality. They are used together as a literary phrase to refer to miscellaneous items that are neither special nor noteworthy.Example:"The man's estate included various and sundry items from his travels."
The words are of Old English origin, the original for 'sundry' was 'syndrig' meaning separate and apart. In the 12th Century the phrase emerged meaning 'odds and ends'
All and sundry means everyone and/or everything.
The woman's purse contained a large amount of sundry items.
Do you mean "lots" (no apostrophe) as in "many?" If so, here are some synonyms for it (a synonym is a word that means the same thing as another word): Many, numerous, loads of, several, countless, various, scores of, sundry, voluminous. From the Related Link.
various and miscellaneous
various diverse
It means at various times and in various ways
why debtors and creditors are called as sundry? Debtors = In general business terminology means Customers to whom the goods are sold on credit. Sundry = Various Therefore Sundry Debtors means Debtors for various reasons and not merely for Credit Sales.
The word various means assorted, of a group. The word sundry means of various types, with a connotation of commonality. They are used together as a literary phrase to refer to miscellaneous items that are neither special nor noteworthy.Example:"The man's estate included various and sundry items from his travels."
sundry means "various". Sundry debtors means various debtors which not only include credit sales, but also include all other debtors(related to financial and other debt). So Trade debtors was part of sundry debtors. ok
different, various, sundry and several
It means several or various items.
"Varied and sundry" is an old fashioned way of saying "etcetera, etcetera" or of sayings "various" depending on the situation.
Sundry debtors means the debtor to whom goods are sold on credit for various reason not merely goods sell on credit.
It is an adjective (assorted, sundry). The adverb form is variously.
The words are of Old English origin, the original for 'sundry' was 'syndrig' meaning separate and apart. In the 12th Century the phrase emerged meaning 'odds and ends'