herein

Etymology

From Middle English here-inne, her-in, her-inne, hier-ine, from Old English hēr-inne, from Proto-West Germanic *hērinna, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂rinna, equivalent to here + in. Cognate with West Frisian hjiryn (“herein”), Dutch hierin (“herein”), German hierin (“herein”), Danish heri (“herein”), Swedish häri (“herein”), Icelandic hér í (“herein”).

adv

1. In this; within this content, context, or thing.
   […] that if he be not fully satisfied herein, or doubt that the rest of the associates shall not like of the delivery of them to her Majesty in this good manner […] 1759, William Robertson, History of Scotland
   I also claim making the touguing hand-plane in such a manner as to enable the workman to make therewith tongues of various thicknesses, substantially, in the manner herein set forth, whereby I prevent the necessity of providing different tools to tongue planks of different thicknesses. 1851, Appleton's Mechanics' Magazine and Engineers' Journal, page 190
   The equational theories developed herein are ordinary conditional equational theories. 1992, Ralph W. Wilkerson, Advances in Logic Programming and Automated Reasoning, page 53
   Were you a party to any suit terminated within the year immediately preceding the filing of the original petition herein? 2010, Carl Battle, Legal Forms for Everyone, page 192