abovesaid

adjective

above·​said ə-¦bəv-¦sed 

: mentioned previously on the same page or on a preceding page : aforesaid

For Sir Richard Varney abovesaid (the chief projector in this design), who, by the Earl's order, remained that day of her death alone with her …

—Sir Walter Scott, Kenilworth, 1821

As a byproduct of the abovesaid weddings, look for 52.6 babies to arrive in Hamilton County.

—Jim Knippenberg, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2000

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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