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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WHEREBY, adv. [where and by.]
1. By which.
You take my life, when you do take the means whereby I live.
2. By what, interrogatively.
Whereby shall I know this? Luke 1.

Merriam Webster's

I. conjunction Date: 13th century by, through, or in accordance with which II. adverb Date: 14th century obsolete by what ; how

Oxford Reference Dictionary

conj. by what or which means.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whereby Where*by", adv. 1. By which; -- used relatively. ``You take my life when you take the means whereby I life.'' --Shak. 2. By what; how; -- used interrogatively. Whereby shall I know this? --Luke i. 18.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A system or action whereby something happens is one that makes that thing happen. (FORMAL) ...the system whereby Britons choose their family doctors and the government pays those doctors... They voted to accept a deal whereby the union will receive nearly three-quarters of a million pounds from the International Miners Organisation. PRON

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. By which.