a‧fore‧men‧tioned /əˈfɔːmenʃ
ənd $ ˈæfərˌmenʃ
ənd, əˈfɔːr-/ (
also a‧fore‧said /əˈfɔːsed $ əˈfɔːr-/)
adjective [only before noun] law[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: afore 'before' (from Old English onforan) + mentioned]
the aforementioned mentioned before in an earlier part of a document, article, book etc:
The property belongs to the aforementioned Mr Jones.—aforementioned noun [singular or plural] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲