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when⋅as

  [hwen-az, wen-, hwuhn-, wuhn-]
Use whenas in a Sentence
–conjunction
1. Archaic.
a. when.
b. inasmuch as.
2. Obsolete. whereas.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see when, as 1
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when·as   (hwěn-āz', wěn-)   
conj.   Archaic

  1. When.

  2. Whereas.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

whenas 
1423, from when + as.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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