henceforward

1. 1.

   from this time forth; from now on

   “henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith”

   Synonymshenceforth

Questions about henceforward

What does henceforward mean?

henceforward means "from this time forth; from now on".

How many syllables are in henceforward?

henceforward has 4 syllables: hen-ce-for-ward. The stress falls on "ce".

What is another word for henceforward?

Close synonyms include henceforth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is henceforward a common word?

henceforward is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.