whereto

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   to what place or destination; where to

   Whereto could the fugitives escape before nightfall?

2. 2
   adv

   to what thing, purpose, or end; to which

   The agreement stated the duties whereto each officer was bound.

From Middle English wherto, a compound of where and to. It survives chiefly in archaic, literary, or formal language.

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