henceforth
- 01 C1 Advanced
starting from this time and continuing into the future.
from this time forward; used to establish a new rule, name, or condition that applies from the present moment onwards.
Simple“The company announced that henceforth all staff meetings will be held online.”
In context“The board of directors decreed that henceforth all capital expenditures exceeding ten thousand dollars must receive prior written approval from the treasury.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
used in legal papers to say that a person or company will be called by a shorter name later in the text.
used within legal or technical documents to introduce a shortened term or alias that will be used in the subsequent text.
Simple“The Global Trade Corporation, henceforth referred to as 'the Company', agrees to these terms.”
In context“The contract specifies that the primary contractor, henceforth known as 'the Provider', shall be liable for any delays caused by subcontractors.”
Synonyms
Usage henceforth refer
From Middle English hennes forth, hens-forþ, hennes-forþ, from modification of Old English heonan forþ with an adverbial genitive suffix. By surface analysis, hence (“from here”) + forth (“forward”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.