aforesaid
adjUS /əˈfɔɹsɛd/ · UK /əˈfɔːsɛd/
Etymology From Middle English aforesaid(e), aforeseid(e), past participle of aforesayen, aforeseyen, aforeseien, aforeseggen; formed with the prefix afore- and the several forms of seien (“to say”). Equivalent to afore- + said.
1
Previously stated; said or named before.
- I soon took pity upon them and on myself, and rode off; but before I had crossed the aforesaid green glade, I heard their voices and laughter rising gaily as before. Very impertinent!1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 30:
- ARIEL: Well, as I was trying to do, before you came in and said all those things, my first step would be to torture the prisoner with the aforesaid electricity, wasn't it?2003, Martin McDonagh, “Act Three”, in The Pillowman, →ISBN, page 83:
- Synonyms
- abovesaid, abovementioned, aforementioned, mentioned
- Antonyms
- following