aforesaid

[ uh-fawr-sed, uh-fohr- ]

adjective

1. said say or mentioned earlier or previously.

aforesaid

/ əˈfɔːˌsɛd /

adjective

1. usually prenominal (chiefly in legal documents) spoken of or referred to previously

Word History and Origins

Origin of aforesaid¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; afore, said ¹

Example Sentences

This Peal (by the Rules aforesaid) may be Rang with any whole hunt, half hunt, and quarter hunt.

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All applications, including therein any on which action may have been deferred because in excess of the aforesaid 10 per cent.

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Scattergood gave the matter his best thought, then polished the buggy as aforesaid, and called.

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No time should be lost, therefore return her Epistle with the aforesaid ostensible letter.

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The spectators pressed around,—but, breaking through the throng, came the fair nymphs aforesaid.

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