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therewhilst

therewhilst adverb: therewhile.

Adverb

therewhilst (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Therewhile.
    • there is nothing may so justly distaste a subject from putting himselfe in paine and danger for the service of his Prince then therewhilst to see him given to lazinesse, to base and vaine occupations, and to have care of his conservation, seeing him so carelesse of ours., II.21

Origin of therewhilst

From therewhile with genitive -s.

Questions about therewhilst

What does therewhilst mean?
Therewhilst means therewhile.
What part of speech is therewhilst?
Therewhilst is an adverb.

Words near therewhilst in the dictionary

  1. thereupon
  2. therever
  3. therevid
  4. therevids
  5. therewhile
  6. therewhilst
  7. therewise
  8. therewith
  9. therewithal
  10. therewithall
  11. therewithin

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