whiles Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
    spell; while; piece; patch.
    • he was here for a little while
    • I need to rest for a piece
    • a spell of good weather
    • a patch of bad weather

WordNet

Whiles adverb
Etymology
See While, n., and -wards.
Definitions
  1. Meanwhile; meantime. R.
    The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour. Sir. W. Scott.
  2. sometimes; at times. Scot. Sir W. Scott.
Whiles conjunction
Definitions
  1. During the time that; while. Archaic Chaucer. Fuller.
    Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him. Matt. v. 25.

Webster 1913