wherethrough

[ wair-throo, hwair- ]

/ wɛərˈθru, ʰwɛər- /

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conjunction

through, during, or because of which.

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Origin of wherethrough

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

Words nearby wherethrough

where's the beef?, where's the fire, Where there's a will, there's a way, where there's smoke, Where there's smoke there's fire, wherethrough, whereto, whereunto, whereupon, where've, wherever

How to use wherethrough in a sentence

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
The Cobbler's Seat was one of a pair of huge rocks, which lay right in the very gap wherethrough the boats had to run in.
The Romance of the Coast|James Runciman
A variance fell in London between the goldsmiths and the tailors, wherethrough many men were slain.
The Survey of London|John Stow
The sound soon ceased; belike they had struck off into these very fields wherethrough we had just marched.
A Monk of Fife|Andrew Lang

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