Definition of withal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: together with this : besides
a supporter of all constructive work and withal an excellent businessman— A. W. Long
3
: on the other hand : nevertheless
withal
prepositionDefinition of withal (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
: with
—used postpositively with a relative or interrogative pronoun as object
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The first known use of withal was in the 13th century
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