thitherto

American  

[thith-er-too, thith-, thith-er-too, thith-] / ˌθɪð ərˈtu, ˌðɪð-, ˈθɪð ərˌtu, ˈðɪð- /

adverb

1. up to that time; until then.

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thitherto British  

/ ˌðɪðəˈtuː, ˈðɪðəˌtuː /

adverb

1. obsolete until that time

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Etymology

Origin of thitherto

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

Example Sentences

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thitherto

What had thitherto been the primary means of visual representation reacted variously.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2016

Twelve male Light-Bearers have been introduced as accessories to the annual ceremony of the Temple Sleep, thitherto participated in only by Mukalinda and his brides.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now thitherto the governor and most of the other officials in Cuba had received their commissions from the Admiral or Vicereine in Hispaniola, or from the Supreme Court there.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

Thus the thitherto free peasant's estate was transformed into hired property; and this, with time, was burdened with ever more obligations.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel

Several times during the following two weeks he heard reports of the doings of the mission from different ones of the Indians who went thitherto reconnoitre.

From Old Mission Stories of California by Carter, Charles Franklin