wherethrough

[ hwair-throo, wair- ]

/ ʰwɛərˈθru, wɛər- /

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conjunction

through, during, or because of which.

Nearby words

whereinto, whereof, whereon, wheresoe'er, wheresoever, wherethrough, whereto, whereunto, whereupon, wherever, wherewith

Origin of wherethrough

First recorded in 1175–1225, wherethrough is from the Middle English word hwerthrough. See where, through

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for wherethrough

If those that withold the duty of the Kirk, wherethrough Ministers want their stipends, may be excommunicate?
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
A variance fell in London between the goldsmiths and the tailors, wherethrough many men were slain.
The Survey of London|John Stow
These are the two golden pipes, or rather conduits, wherethrough the olivebranches empty themselves into the gold.
Lectures on Bible Revision|Samuel Newth
This Solomon had an evil wife, wherethrough he weened that there had been no good women, and so he despised them in his books.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series)|Jean Froissart, Thomas Malory, Raphael Holinshed

This Solomon had an evil wife, wherethrough he weened that there had been no good woman, and so he despised them in his books.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory