whenas

American  

[wen-az, wen-, hwuhn-, wuhn-] / wɛnˈæz, ʰwɛn-, ʰwən-, wən- /

conjunction

1. Archaic.

   1. when.

   2. inasmuch as.

2. Obsolete. whereas.

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whenas British  

/ wɛnˈæz /

conjunction

1. archaic

   1. when; whenever

   2. inasmuch as; while

2. obsolete whereas; although

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Etymology

Origin of whenas

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; when, as ¹

Example Sentences

Thou believedst me not, whenas I told it thee.

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John

A kingdom or a cottage or a grave,— Nor last, nor next, but first and best I crave; The rest I can, whenas I list, enjoy, Till then salute me thus—Vive le roy!

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

O wretched maid, Why didst thou flee from London to this place To write thy father's life, whenas in town Thou might'st have kept a guardian eye on him— What's that?

From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Shaw, Bernard

Whereto rejoined she, 'Certes, it will not displease me, and thou mayst be assured that, whatsoever thou sayest to me I will never tell to any, save whenas it shall please thee.'

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John

Now, as chance would have it, there was therenigh a certain Florentine, who knew Martellino very well, but had not recognized him, counterfeited as he was, whenas he was brought thither.

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John