thitherto

[ thith-er-too, thith-, thith-er-too, thith- ]

adverb

1. up to that time; until then.

thitherto

/ ˈðɪðəˌtuː; ˌðɪðəˈtuː /

adverb

1. obsolete.
   until that time

Word History and Origins

Origin of thitherto¹

First recorded in 1400–50, thitherto is from late Middle English thidir to. See thither, to

Example Sentences

Thitherto he had been able to devote a large portion of the time not given to official duties to his friend.

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Six years later the 2d was to receive the much-desired number which had thitherto belonged to the 1st.

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Josiah had to stand the hectoring and nagging that thitherto had been distributed among many.

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At various times and places thitherto men had experimented with sugar growing and manufacture, with varying degrees of success.

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Money, now become necessary, created thitherto unknown forms of indebtedness.

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