thereof

Definition

Of this, that, or it.

Etymology

From Middle English thereof, therof, ther-of, ther of, from Old English þǣrof; equivalent to there + of. Compare Swedish därav.

Example Sentences

• "lack thereof"
• "Hee [Solomon] ouerlaid also the house, the beames, the postes and the wals thereof, and the doores thereof with gold, and graued Cherubims on the walles."
• "I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside"

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