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foresaid

American  
[fawr-sed, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌsɛd, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

  1. aforementioned; aforesaid.


foresaid British  
/ ˈfɔːˌsɛd /

adjective

  1. a less common word for aforesaid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of foresaid

before 1000; Middle English forsaid, Old English foresǣd. See fore-, said 1


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Also this foresaid stone Christ was figured by the square stones of which the Temple of GOD was made.

From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various

But, I pray, doth the word underprop or approve the use of anything indifferent, if it be not used according to the foresaid rules, and, by consequence, conveniently and profitably?

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

And this disposition is signed by the foresaid sworn interpreter.

From Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald for the Murder of Arthur Davis, Sergeant in General Guise's Regiment of Foot by Sir Walter Scott

And this deposition is subscribed by the foresaid sworn interpreter.

From Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald for the Murder of Arthur Davis, Sergeant in General Guise's Regiment of Foot by Sir Walter Scott

This foresaid Keril said vnto me that one of the ankers which I borrowed was his.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie

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