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Aforementioned

//əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Previously mentioned. not-comparable

    "It wasn't until later that we realized that the aforementioned caller and this taciturn man were the same person."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being the one previously mentioned or spoken of wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The one or ones mentioned previously. uncountable

    "The judge read a list of prisoners' names. She then indicated that the aforementioned were to be set free."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From afore- + mentioned.

Etymology 2

From afore- + mentioned.

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