Whenas

//ˈwɛnaz// adv, conj

adv, conj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    When; at the time (which). archaic, not-comparable

    "Tho, when-as all things ready were aright, / The Damzel was before the Altar ſet, / Being already dead with fearful fright."

Conjunction
  1. 1
    When. archaic
  2. 2
    Whereas. archaic

    "Only this I marvelled, and other men have since, whenas I, in a ſubject ſo new to this age, and ſo hazardous to pleaſe, concealed not my name, why this author, defending that part which is ſo creeded by the people, would conceal his."

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"Tho, when-as all things ready were aright, / The Damzel was before the Altar ſet, / Being already dead with fearful fright."

Etymology

From when + as.

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