all and sundry, everybody, collectively and individually:
Free samples were given to all and sundry.
Origin
before 900;Middle English;Old Englishsyndrig private, separate, equivalent to syndr- (mutated form of sundorasunder) + -ig-y1; akin to sunder
Related forms
sundrily, adverb
sundriness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for all and sundry
sundry
/ˈsʌndrɪ/
determiner
1.
several or various; miscellaneous
pronoun
2.
all and sundry, all the various people, individually and collectively
noun (pl) -dries
3.
(pl) miscellaneous unspecified items
4.
(Austral, cricket) also called extra. a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye
Word Origin
Old English syndrig separate; related to Old High German suntarīg; see sunder, -y1
Word Origin and History for all and sundry
sundry
adj.
Old English syndrig "separate, apart, special," related to sundor "separately" (see sunder). Phrase all and sundry first recorded 1389; sundries "odds and ends" is first found 1755.
Idioms and Phrases with all and sundry
all and sundry
One and all, as in The salesman gave samples to all and sundry. [ Late 1400s ]