given = 'if; assuming'

[Jonathan Lighter]

No OED.

2006 Amazon.com review of _Camelot_ :    I find it hard to imagine [Vanessa
Redgrave] as a queen at all for she lacks the regal bearing and elegance
needed to play this queen of legend. Her singing is acceptable given you
have never heard Julie [Andrews] in this score. Julie brought the right
amount of natural elegance to the role while still being mischievous,
flirtatious and sly when needed....

Obviously a literate writer.

JL
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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