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ARCHAIC WORDS EXERCISE.

Please insert the meaning of these archaic expressions in the gaps provided.
Thengo to your usual contracts, either genuine or sample documents, and
spot them!

Word Meaning Example


Hereafter The contract is effective
hereafter.
Hereat Hereat the stream divided
Hereby
Herefrom The goods shall be collected
herefrom.
Herein The terms referred to herein
Hereinabove The products hereinabove
described
Hereinafter hereinafter referred to as the
Company
Hereinbefore The products hereinabove
described
Hereof the parties hereof
Heretofore The parties have had no
business dealings heretofore
Hereunder the exemptions referred to
hereunder
Herewith I enclose herewith the plan
Thereof The contract was signed on 1
May 1999. The parties
thereof
Thereafter The products shall be
transported to The Grange.
Thereafter, they shall be
stored in a warehouse.
Thereat Thereat, payments shall
cease
Thereby the parties thereby agree
Therein The parties shall refer to the
contract dated 1 May 1999. It
is agreed therein that
Thereinafter thereinafter, it is agreed that
Thereof Reference is made in
paragraph 5 to the contract
dated 1 May 1999. The
parties thereof agreed that
Thereon The machine rests on a
wooden block. There is a
place thereon a metal
bracket
Thereto the parties thereto
Therefor [not to be The equipment shall be
confused with delivered on 13 September
therefore] 2003. The Company agrees
to pay therefor the sum of
$150,000.
Thereupon Delivery shall take place on
13 September 2003.
Thereupon the equipment
shall be stored in the
Companys warehouse.
Whereabouts The Company shall be kept
informed as to the
whereabouts of the products.
Whereat The seller attempted to
charge extra interest on late
payment, whereat the buyer
objected.
Whereby The contract dated 1 May
19999, whereby the Company
agreed to purchase the
products.
Wherefore The buyer breached the
contract, wherefore the seller
suffered damage.
Wherein The contract dated 1 May
1999, wherein it is stated
that
Whereof the Company one of the
directors whereof is a foreign
national.
Whereupon The sum of $15,000 shall be
paid by the buyer to the seller
on 13 September 2003,
whereupon the buyers liability
to the seller shall be
discharged.

(1) at that place


1. (2) on account of or after that
2. (1) at this place or point
(2) on account of or after this
(1) in which
3. (2) in which place or respect
4. after that time
5. as a result of which
6. at which
7. before now
8. by that means; as a result of that
9. by this means; as a result of this
10. by which
11. for that
12. from now on or to some time in the future
13. from this place or point
14. immediately after which
15. immediately or shortly after that
16. in that place, document or respect
17. in this document or matter
18. later referred to in that matter or document
19. later referred to in this matter or document
20. later referred to in this matter or document
21. of the thing just mentioned
22. of the thing just mentioned
23. of this matter or document
24. of what; of which
25. on or following from the thing just mentioned
26. previously in this document or matter
27. previously in this document or matter
28. the place where someone or something is
29. to that place or to that matter or document
30. with this letter

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