whilst

[ hwahylst, wahylst ]

/ ʰwaɪlst, waɪlst /

Chiefly British. while.

Origin of whilst

1325–75; Middle English whilest, equivalent to whiles + parasitic -t as in amongst, amidst

Whilst Whitacre never defined himself as an “ally,” this remains a cautionary tale of what not to do.

Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping |Cate Huston, Karen Catlin |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But recently, the MPAA has loosened the stick in its collective ass and allowed women to go there whilst maintaining an R rating.

Oral Sex Comes of Age in Hollywood: ‘Gone Girl’ the Latest Film to Showcase Female Pleasure |Marlow Stern |October 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What has allowed him to continue his activities for so long, whilst leaving such an extensive open-source trail?

Tehran’s Chinese Missile Man |Jefferson Morley |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The clothes generated electronic sounds that played in the night club, whilst the audience watched from sunken sofas.

Iris Van Herpen Spring/Summer 2014: Sonic Youth |Liza Foreman |October 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Whilst David Cameron is winning in the polls, Miriam is winning the battle of the WAGS without even trying.

The Downing Street Wives Club |Venetia Thompson |April 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Admiration is in its nature respectful, whilst desire tends to profane its object.

Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good |Victor Cousin
The night swallowed them up; and Eileen sat waiting, whilst the band played softly and voices chatted incessantly around her.

The Haunting of Low Fennel |Sax Rohmer
He is wondrous loth to hazard his credulity, and whilst he fears to believe amiss, believes nothing.

Microcosmography |John Earle
And most often whilst society dines or dances and the elect applaud with languid grace the newest play by Mr. Bernard Shaw.

The Heart of a Woman |Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
We are here; and whilst this is close to you no foul thing can approach.

Dracula |Bram Stoker

whilst

/ (waɪlst) /

C13: from whiles + -t as in amidst