ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: Middle English wherupon, from where, wher where + upon
1.
a. obsolete : for what reason : wherefore
hath sent to know … whereupon you conjure from the breast of civil peace such bold hostility — Shakespeare
b. archaic : upon what
whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened — Job 38:6 (Authorized Version)
2. : upon which : on the top or surface of which
a point of rock whereupon a pale-colored village balanced itself — Elizabeth Bowen
3.
a. obsolete : by reason of which
whereupon I command thee to open thy affair — Shakespeare
b. archaic : upon which as ground or support
whereupon Saint Ambrose makes a comment with much fruit — Robert Browning
4. : closely following and in consequence of which
has to banish his wicked foster brothers … whereupon they become pirates — G.B.Saul
5. obsolete : concerning which
this remedy, whereupon we are now present here together — Shakespeare
6. archaic : to, toward, or on which
that whereupon they set their minds — Ezek 24:25 (Authorized Version)