Wherethan

//ʍɛəˈðæn// conj

conj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Conjunction
  1. 1
    Than which. rare

    "Then Miriam wept passing sore wherethan naught could be more, making sure of separation, and cried to the druggist's wife, “O my mother, said I not to thee that my lord Nur al-Din had been tricked into selling me? […]"

Example

More examples

"Then Miriam wept passing sore wherethan naught could be more, making sure of separation, and cried to the druggist's wife, “O my mother, said I not to thee that my lord Nur al-Din had been tricked into selling me? […]"

Etymology

From where + than.

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