In this document, place, or matter being discussed. A formal term used primarily in legal and official documents to refer to the current text.
From Middle English, combining 'here' (Old English hēr) and 'in' (Old English inn). This compound form became standard in legal language during the medieval period when precise reference was crucial.
This word is like a linguistic fossil from formal medieval writing, surviving primarily in legal documents where precision trumps conversational tone. It's part of a family including 'hereof', 'hereby', and 'heretofore' that modern speech has largely abandoned.
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