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henceforth

[ hens-fawrth, -fohrth; hens-fawrth, -fohrth ]

/ ˈhɛnsˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ; ˈhɛnsˌfɔrθ, -ˌfoʊrθ /

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adverb

from now on; from this point forward.

Also hence·for·ward

[hens-fawr-werd, -fohr-; hens-fawr-werd, -fohr-] /ˌhɛnsˈfɔr wərd, -ˈfoʊr-; ˈhɛnsˈfɔr wərd, -ˈfoʊr-/.

Origin of henceforth

1300–50; Middle English hennes forward; see hence, forth

Words nearby henceforth

hen-and-chickens, henan, henbane, henbit, hence, henceforth, hench, henchman, hencoop, hendeca-, hendecagon

Example sentences from the Web for henceforth

Grossman recruited Noel Stookey instead, who henceforth went by his middle name Paul.

Fact Vs. Fiction in ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’: The Real Story of Folk is Far Less Dejected Than the Movie |Jimmy So |December 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Thus he decreed that henceforth he would be known as Pope John II, and so he was.

Can We Call Him Frank? New Pope Picks New Name, Francis |Andrew Romano |March 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And in Wellington, Kan., population 8,057, it will henceforth be illegal for a household to contain more than four cats.

Kansas’s New Cat Law and the Craziest Crazy Cat Lady Stories |Kevin Fallon |January 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This upward redefinition of rich from $250,000 to $450,000 will henceforth be known as “The Miracle of Fairfield County.”

Washington May Have a Deal on Taxes, but the Toughest Problems Remain |Daniel Gross |December 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Henceforth, the media will have no clue as to what the jury might be focusing upon.

John Edwards Jury Deliberations Stretch into Day Six |Diane Dimond |May 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Henceforth this credulity became a terrible emulation, and, as it were, a sort of out-bidding one another.

The Apostles |Ernest Renan
I wish no record retained of any association or tie with you, and henceforth I want to hear neither from nor of you.

A Speckled Bird |Augusta J. Evans Wilson
And the woman who clasped the cold hand, and knelt by the little bed and sobbed, was henceforth alone in the world.

Rogues and Vagabonds |George R. Sims
His two 'Strawberries,' as he christened them, were henceforth the theme of every letter.

The Wits and Beaux of Society |Grace & Philip Wharton
Henceforth, "they no longer have a stranger or a foreigner for their chief."

The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) |Hippolyte A. Taine

British Dictionary definitions for henceforth

henceforth

henceforwards or henceforward

/ (ˈhɛnsˈfɔːθ) /

adverb

from this time forward; from now on