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

No woman was ever so honoured, so exalted, so magnified over every other of her sex as were you by him, whenas he found himself where he might fairly speak of you, without engendering suspicion.

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John

He's gone, my pretty ...! slipt through my fingers like a bird! upfled to his own native skies, and yet whenas I think on him, I can not choose but weepe....

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

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

When they came thither, the lady said to Gianni, 'Do thou spit, whenas I shall bid thee.'

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John

Upton quotes from Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I, iv, 44: But whenas Morpheus had with leaden mace Arrested all that courtly company.

From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton