Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Whilere · Whil·ere · IPA /ʍaɪˈleɹ/ 01 adv. A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile. 1. A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile.[Obs.] “Helpeth me now as I did you whilere.” — Chaucer. “He who, with all heaven's heraldry, whilere Entered the world.” — Milton.