'Whereof' definitions:

Definition of 'Whereof'

From: GCIDE
  • Whereof \Where*of"\, adv. [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively. [1913 Webster]
  • I do not find the certain numbers whereof their armies did consist. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
  • Let it work like Borgias' wine, Whereof his sire, the pope, was poisoned. --Marlowe. [1913 Webster]
  • Edward's seven sons, whereof thyself art one. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of what; -- used interrogatively. [1913 Webster]
  • Whereof was the house built? --Johnson. [1913 Webster]