thenceforward

adverb

thence·​for·​ward t͟hen(t)s-ˈfȯr-wərd 

 also  then(t)s-

variants or less commonly thenceforwards

t͟hen(t)s-ˈfȯr-wərdz 

 also  then(t)s-

: onward from that place or time

Examples of thenceforward in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This contrived right — never before or since applied to any other refugee population — found its way into U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194, which Arab governments thenceforward wielded as a cudgel against the Jewish state. —Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thenceforward

• carryforward
• equatorward
• forward
• shoreward
• henceforward
• straightforward

Kids Definition

thenceforward

adverb

thence·​for·​ward t͟hen(t)s-ˈfȯr-wərd 

 also  then(t)s-

variants also thenceforwards

-wərdz 

: onward from that place or time : thenceforth