thereunder

[ th air-uhn-der ]
/ ˌðɛərˈʌn dər /

adverb

under or beneath that.
under the authority of or in accordance with that.

Origin of thereunder

before 900; Middle English therunder, Old English thǣrunder. See there, under

Words nearby thereunder

thereof, thereon, theresa, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereupon, therewith, therewithal, therezina, theriac

Example sentences from the Web for thereunder

  • For by them, we can at least get hold of him, and all points in his prior antics can be thereunder disposed of.

    The Arena |Various

  • Thereunder crept Ulysses, and found great store of leaves, shelter enough for two or three, even in a great storm.

    Stories of the Old world |Alfred John Church

  • They wore turbans too, and thereunder peered out their elfin faces at me,—faces with protruding lower-jaws and bright eyes.

    The Island of Doctor Moreau |H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for thereunder

thereunder
/ (ˌðɛərˈʌndə) /

adverb formal

(in documents, etc) below that or it; subsequently in that; thereafter
under the terms or authority of that