whenas

See also: when as

English

Etymology

From when +‎ as.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛnaz/, /wɛˈnaz/

Adverb

whenas (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) When; at the time (which).
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
      Tho, when-as all things ready were aright, / The Damzel was before the Altar ſet, / Being already dead with fearful fright.
    • 1643, John Milton, Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce:
      And indeed it is a greater blessing from God, more worthy so excellent a creature as man is, and a higher end to honour and sanctifie the league of marriage, whenas the solace and satisfaction of the minde is regarded and provided for before the sensitive pleasing of the body.
    • 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 557:
      […] and if ever I refused to do his bidding or loitered or took my leisure he beat me with his feet more grievously than if I had been beaten with whips. He ceased not to signal with his hand wherever he was minded to go; so I carried him about the island, like a captive slave, and he bepissed and conskited my shoulders and back, dismounting not night nor day; and whenas he wished to sleep he wound his legs about his neck and leaned back and slept awhile, then arose and beat me; whereupon I sprang up in haste, unable to gainsay him because of the pain he inflicted on me.
    • 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 18:
      Omens thicken upon us […] Next, the stumbling of the King whenas he went upon the poop of the long ship which bare us on this voyage to these islands.

Conjunction

whenas

  1. (archaic) When.
  2. (archaic) Whereas.

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words
Pronominal adverbs
hence here hither how that thence there this thither what when whence where whither why
about — hereabout — — — — thereabout — — — whenabout — whereabout — —
abouts — hereabouts — — — — thereabouts — — — whenabouts — whereabouts — —
above — hereabove — — — — thereabove — — — — — whereabove — —
across — — — — — — thereacross — — — — — — — —
after henceafter hereafter — — — thenceafter thereafter — — — — whenceafter whereafter — —
afters — hereafters — — — — thereafters — — — — — whereafters — —
again — — — — — — thereagain — — — — — — — —
against — hereagainst — — — — thereagainst — — — — — whereagainst — —
along — — — — — — therealong — — — — — wherealong — —
among — hereamong — — — — thereamong — — — — — whereamong — —
amongst — — — — — — thereamongst — — — — — whereamongst — —
anent1 — hereanent — — — — thereanent — — — — — whereanent — —
around — — — — — — therearound — — — — — wherearound — —
as — — — — — — — — — — whenas — whereas — —
at — hereat — — — — thereat — — — — — whereat — —
away — hereaway — — thataway — thereaway thisaway — — — — whereaway — —
beit — — — howbeit — — — — — — — — — — —
before — herebefore — — — — therebefore — — — — — wherebefore — —
beside — — — — — — therebeside — — — — — wherebeside — —
between — — — — — — therebetween — — — — — wherebetween — —
beyond — — — — — — therebeyond — — — — — wherebeyond — —
by — hereby — — — — thereby — — — — — whereby — —
ever — — — however — — therever — — whatever whenever whencever wherever whitherever whyever
for — herefor — — — — therefor — — — — — wherefor — whyfor
fore — herefore — — — — therefore — — — — — wherefore — —
forth henceforth hereforth — — — thenceforth thereforth — — — — whenceforth whereforth — —
forward henceforward hereforward — — — thenceforward — — — — — whenceforward — — —
forwards henceforwards hereforwards — — — thenceforwards — — — — — — — — —
from hencefrom herefrom — — — thencefrom therefrom — — — — whencefrom wherefrom — —
hence — herehence — — — — therehence — — — — — wherehence — —
inabove — hereinabove — — — — thereinabove — — — — — whereinabove — —
inafter — hereinafter — — — — thereinafter — — — — — whereinafter — —
inbefore — hereinbefore — — — — thereinbefore — — — — — whereinbefore — —
inbelow — hereinbelow — — — — thereinbelow — — — — — whereinbelow — —
inelsewhere — hereinelsewhere — — — — — — — — — — — — —
insoever — hereinsoever — — — — — — thitherinsoever — — — whereinsoever whitherinsoever —
into — hereinto — — — — thereinto — — — — — whereinto — —
inunder — hereinunder — — — — thereinunder — — — — — whereinunder — —
mid2 — heremid — — — — theremid — — — — — wheremid — —
of — hereof — — — — thereof — — — — — whereof — —
on — hereon — — — — thereon — — — — — whereon — —
out — hereout — — — thenceout thereout — — — — — whereout — —
over — hereover — — — — thereover — — — — — whereover — —
so — — — howso — — — — — whatso whenso — whereso whitherso whyso
soever — — — howsoever — — theresoever — — whatsoever whensoever — wheresoever — whysoever
somedever3 — — — howsomedever — — — — — whatsomedever — — — — —
somever3 — — — howsomever — — — — — whatsomever whensomever — wheresomever — —
through — herethrough — — — — therethrough — — — — — wherethrough — —
throughout — herethroughout — — — — therethroughout — — — — — wherethroughout — —
to — hereto hitherto — — — thereto — thitherto — — — whereto whitherto —
tofore — heretofore — — — — theretofore — — — — — wheretofore whithertofore —
unto — hereunto hitherunto — — — thereunto — — — — — whereunto — —
up — — — — — — thereup — — — — — whereup — —
upon — hereupon — — — — thereupon — — — — — whereupon — —
ward — — hitherward — — — — — thitherward — — whenceward — whitherward —
wards — — hitherwards — — — — — thitherwards — — whencewards — whitherwards —
-wise — — — — thatwise — — thiswise — whatwise — — — — —
with — herewith — — — — therewith — — — — — wherewith — —
withal — herewithal — — — — therewithal — — — — — wherewithal — —
within — herewithin — — — — therewithin — — — — — wherewithin — —
without — herewithout — — — — therewithout — — — — — wherewithout — —

1 Scottish
2 from Middle English mid
3 old dialectal form

Anagrams

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