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whenas

adv
/ˈwɛnaz/UK

Etymology

From when + as.

  1. inherited from eallswā
  2. inherited from as
  3. compounded as whenas — “when + as”

Definitions

  1. When

    When; at the time (which).

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

  2. When.

  3. Whereas.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for whenas. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA