adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her clothes wherein she was clad. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In what; -- used interrogatively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him! Mal. ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Into which; -- used relatively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where is that palace whereinto foul things
Sometimes intrude not? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brook, whereinto he loved to look. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Into what; -- used interrogatively. [ 1913 Webster ]