beforesaid
English
Adjective
beforesaid (not comparable)
- (archaic) Previously said.
- 1848, "The Ancient Parish Church of Manchester, and Why it was Collegiated", Manchester, Samuel Hibbert-Ware, p. 172
- Ten perches of land extending themselves from the beforesaid Bull oke as far as the northern porch of the said church of Manchester lying between the said Bull oke and the beforesaid place of Ralph of Staneley …
- 1848, "The Ancient Parish Church of Manchester, and Why it was Collegiated", Manchester, Samuel Hibbert-Ware, p. 172
Usage notes
When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like the beforesaid two articles instead of the two beforesaid articles.
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previously said — see aforesaid
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