thenceforth

[ thens-fawrth, -fohrth, thens-fawrth, -fohrth ]

/ ˌðɛnsˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ, ˈðɛnsˌfɔrθ, -ˌfoʊrθ /

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adverb

from that time or place onward.

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Also thence·for·ward

[thens-fawr-werd], /ˌðɛnsˈfɔr wərd/, thenceforwards.

Origin of thenceforth

1325–75; Middle English thennes forth (compare Old English thanonforth). See thence, forth

Words nearby thenceforth

thenar, Thénard, thenardite, Thenard's blue, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, The Netherlands, Nigger of the Narcissus, The, “The Night Before Christmas”, Night Watch, The

How to use thenceforth in a sentence

But thenceforth the insurgent troops became quite uncontrollable and insolent to their officers.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Thenceforth, it ebbed, though it raged madly for a while in the effort to sweep away the obstruction.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Thenceforth he was always a reliable ally of the Spaniards against Moro incursions.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Many retailers followed the lead, and the acceptance of the new medium thenceforth greatly increased.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

One presented himself, and it thenceforth became as dangerous to kill a slave as a freeman in Barbadoes.
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