hereunto

adverb

here·un·to hir-ˈən-(ˌ)tü

ˌhir-(ˌ)ən-ˈtü

: to this

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1509, in the meaning defined above

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hereunto

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here·un·to hi(ə)r-ˈən-tü

: to this

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