Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Thenceforth.
- adverb From that time or place onward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- From that time or place onward.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb From that time onward; thenceforth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb from
then on; from thattime on
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Examples
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Those that by repentance die unto sin thenceforward live unto
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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He blessed one of the kine, to wit the Dun Cow of Ciaran, as she was called thenceforward, and she went with her calf after Ciaran thence to Cluain Iraird.
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The adherents of the Princes trembled as they discovered with how formidable an enemy they should be called thenceforward to contend; while the majority of the nobles who were faithful to the royal cause, and above all those whose names she had so proudly quoted, uttered loud acclamations of delight and triumph.
The Life of Marie de Medicis Pardoe, Julia 1890
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The adherents of the Princes trembled as they discovered with how formidable an enemy they should be called thenceforward to contend; while the majority of the nobles who were faithful to the royal cause, and above all those whose names she had so proudly quoted, uttered loud acclamations of delight and triumph.
The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 2 Julia Pardoe 1833
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Diaz returned to Lisbon in December, 1487, and gave an account of his voyage to the king, who ordered the cape of Storms to be called thenceforward cabo de Buena Esperanza, or the cape of Good Hope.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Samuel Johnson 1746
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And other than the print of the octopus on the dictionary page from "thenceforward" to "thermal capacity."
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2009
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If a slave born in the United States be manumitted, or otherwise lawfully discharged from bondage, or if a black man be born within the United States and born free, he becomes thenceforward a citizen ...
Van Gosse: Birthright Citizenship Is Bedrock Americanism Van Gosse 2010
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Any person who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it, unless the person is otherwise required to do so by contract or law, but when the person does take charge of it he or she is thenceforward a depositary for the owner, with the rights and obligations of a depositary for hire.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Next iPhone — and the Criminal Law Angle 2010
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Any person who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it ... but when the person does take charge of it he or she is thenceforward a depositary for theowner.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is It a Crime to Receive an Item That You Know Belongs to a Third Party? 2010
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As Freud declares in Totem and Taboo, “What had up to then been prevented by his actual existence was thenceforward prohibited by the sons themselves.”
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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