1. To this place; to a prescribed limit. Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further. Job xxxviii. 11.
2. Up to this time; as yet; until now. The Lord hath blessed me hitherto. Josh. xvii. 14.
HITHERWARD
Hith"er*ward, adv. Etym: [AS. hiderweard.]
Defn: Toward this place; hither.
Marching hitherward in proud array. Shak.
HITTER
Hit"ter, n.
Defn: One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter.
HITTITE
Hit"tite, n. [From Heb. Khittim Hittites.]
Defn: A member of an ancient people (or perhaps group of peoples) whose settlements extended from Armenia westward into Asia Minor and southward into Palestine. They are known to have been met along the Orontes as early as 1500 b. c., and were often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. Especially in the north they developed a considerable civilization, of which numerous monuments and inscriptions are extant. Authorities are not agreed as to their race. While several attempts have been made to decipher the Hittite characters, little progress has yet been made.
HITTORF RAYS
Hit"torf rays. (Elec.)
Defn: Rays (chiefly cathode rays) developed by the electric discharge in Hittorf tubes.