henceforthwardadv.
/ˌhɛnsˈfɔːθwəd/, U.S. /ˌhɛnsˈfɔrθwərd/ Now rare and archaic.
From this time forth; from now onwards; henceforward.In early use frequently with preceding redundant from; cf. hence adv. 2c.Apparently not recorded in the 16th, 17th, or 18th centuries.
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the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > from now or henceforth
fortha700
heneOE
henforthOE
forwardOE
anovenOE
yetOE
downwardc1175
forthwardc1175
furthermorea1300
henforthwardc1300
forne14..
henceforwardc1330
henforwardc1330
hencefortha1375
henceforthwardc1384
hencec1390
furtherwarda1400
forwardsc1400
hyneforwardc1400
henceforwardsa1425
even-forthc1425
forth on1474
henceforthon1490
hynea1500
froforth1536
hyneforth1570
downwards1584
towards1587
here-hence1592
whenceforth1658
whenceforwarda1661
onward1667
onwards1732
from here on out1867
as of now1902
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Thess. iii. 1 Britheren, hennis forthward preie ȝe for vs, that the word of God renne, and be clarified, as and anentis ȝou.
c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §1. 4 From hennes-forthward, I wol clepe the heyhte of any thing þat is taken by thy rewle, the altitude.
1463 in E. W. W. Veale Great Red Bk. Bristol: Text Pt. II (1938) 66 Euery estraunger alyen..to pay from henssze forthward to our Soueraygne, [etc.].
1814 Caledonian Mercury 18 Apr. That important task, therefore, shall be henceforthward the main object of my attention.
1964 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 15 Oct. 11/5 He is henceforthward compelled to split the loot with his helpmeet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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