<p><strong>Conjunction</strong></p><ul><li>while on the contrary: One arrived promptly, whereas the others hung back.</li><li>it being the case that, or considering that (used especially in formal preambles).</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural: whereas</li><li>a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word: to read the whereases in the will.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>