whereon

American  

[wair-on, -awn, hwair-] / wɛərˈɒn, -ˈɔn, ʰwɛər- /

conjunction

1. on what or which.

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adverb

1. Archaic.  on what?

whereon British  

/ wɛərˈɒn /

adverb

1. on what thing or place?

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pronoun

1. on which thing, place, etc

Etymology

Origin of whereon

First recorded in 1175–1225, whereon is from the Middle English word wheron. See where, on

Example Sentences

But Malaysia’s negeri city-states—in which rulers maintained firm control over the river systems but made little effort to control the hinterlands beyond their banks—were more indicative of a planet whereon, until several hundred years ago, few people conceived of political territory as exclusive real estate.

From The New Yorker

When he entered the room, he later wrote his brother Theo, “I felt something akin to: Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

From The Wall Street Journal

When the moment came for leaving the land whereon he was born he could not do it easily nor so quickly as he had thought and he said to his sons when they urged him, “Well then, prepare a court for me to use alone and on a day that I wish I will come, and it will be a day before my grandson is born, and when I wish I can come back to my land.”

From Literature

Silent early morning dogs parade majestically picking and choosing judiciously whereon to pee.

From Literature

For Alexander, when he saw the multitude at a distance, in white garments, while the priests stood clothed with fine linen, and the high-priest in purple and scarlet clothing, with his mitre on his head, having the golden plate whereon the name of God was engraved, he approached by himself, and adored that name, and first saluted the high-priest.

From Forbes