Definitions

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  • Where.

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  • conjunction obsolete Where; in the place where.
  • conjunction obsolete Whereas.

Etymologies

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Originally a phrase, there as.

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Examples

  • And when he was in his bain the queen and Isoud, her daughter, roamed up and down in the chamber; and therewhiles Gouvernail and Hebes attended upon Tramtrist, and the queen beheld his sword thereas it lay upon his bed.

    Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003

  • And when he was in his bain the queen and Isoud, her daughter, roamed up and down in the chamber; and therewhiles Gouvernail and Hebes attended upon Tramtrist, and the queen beheld his sword thereas it lay upon his bed.

    Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table, Volume 1 1903

  • And who that could recount all the miracles done by him, howbeit that to none ne is possible but alone to him which can number or tell the multitude of stars, and imposeth to each one their names, but because that, to one right great inconvenience and dishonour were, if by sloth he refrained himself from uttering, and kept still such things that are and appertain to the praising and laud of our Lord, and namely thereas plenty and abundance of his praising is or should be, that the said miracles are infinite or without end, nevertheless we shall rehearse some of them.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900

  • From the general mirth that evening and the few words my Huntress could be prevailed upon to blushingly translate, I concluded that the tales told related generally to my prowess as a hunter and specifically to a detailed and humorous account of my failings thereas.

    Duet « A Fly in Amber 2010

  • The other senior players in the national security field must trust the adviser to convey their views fairly and openly to the president when they are not thereas will often be the case on fast-moving issues.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • The other senior players in the national security field must trust the adviser to convey their views fairly and openly to the president when they are not thereas will often be the case on fast-moving issues.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • Additionally, your points with respect to the wonders of this down-home approach and the completely irrelevant issue of religion being used by a state employee (in his capacity thereas) to unite students at a state instution allow me to bring up an even less relevant point.

    Matthew Yglesias » Also: The Sky Is Blue 2007

  • The other senior players in the national security field must trust the adviser to convey their views fairly and openly to the president when they are not thereas will often be the case on fast-moving issues.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • The other senior players in the national security field must trust the adviser to convey their views fairly and openly to the president when they are not thereas will often be the case on fast-moving issues.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • Then he drew his sword and smote thereas they were thickest, and so he did wonderful deeds of arms that all they marvelled.

    Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003

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