Whilst Definition

wīlst, hwīlst
conjuntion
While.
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Webster's New World

(chiefly UK) While, at the same time.

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Origin of Whilst

  • From whiles +"Ž -t. Surface analysis while +"Ž -st (“(excrescence)"). Cognate with West Frisian wylst (“whilst"). More at whiles.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English whilest alteration of whiles whiles whiles

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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