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3482. thereto (Thar-tö'), adv . [ therto , thar to (= OS. thar to = OFries. therto , der to = D. daar toe = OHG. darazuo , tharazuo , MHG. darzuo , G. dazu ); to1 .] 1. To that. As the euangelist wytne eth whan we maken festes, We sholde nat clypie [invite] kynghtes ther - to ne no kyne ryche. Piers Plowman (C), xiii. 102. 2. Also; over and above; to boot. A water... so depe and brode and ther - to blakke. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 350. I would have paid her ki for ki , With usury thereto. Tennyson, Talking Oak. theretofore (Thar'tö-for'), adv . [ thereto + fore.] Before that time: the counterpart of heretofore. [Rare.]