forasmuch

Etymology
From, , , equivalent to.

Adverb

 * 1) Inasmuch, seeing (that).
 * 2)  So far as; with regard to so much as.
 * 1)  So far as; with regard to so much as.

Usage notes
Only used in the conjunctional phrase. The phrase is now somewhat formal or archaic. In early use the second as was occasionally omitted, and in rare instances it was replaced by that.