Thereup

adv

adv ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Up there; thereupon; upon that. formal, not-comparable, obsolete, uncommon

    "I was to preach in the old chapel, Halifax, which is much larger than the new one; and the trustees had set collectors at the foot of the gallery stairs to take silver from all who should go thereup."

Example

More examples

"I was to preach in the old chapel, Halifax, which is much larger than the new one; and the trustees had set collectors at the foot of the gallery stairs to take silver from all who should go thereup."

Etymology

From Middle English there uppe. Equivalent to there + up.

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