Definitions

1. adverb

used to indicate that something is being done or declared at the moment of speaking.

“She hereby resigns from the company effective immediately.”

2. noun

a word used to introduce a formal declaration or document.

“The will was signed and witnessed, and then sealed with the seal of the family, bearing the motto ‘Hereby our legacy is passed down’.”

3. adverb

used to indicate that something is being done or declared at the moment of speaking, especially to express a sense of formal authority.

“The king hereby decrees that a new holiday be created to commemorate the event.”