inasmuch

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnəzˈmʌtʃ/

adverb

(in phrase inasmuch as)
  • to the extent that; in so far as: these provisions apply only inasmuch as trade between Member States is affected
  • considering that; since: a most unusual astronomer inasmuch as he was deaf mute

Origin:

Middle English: originally as in as much, translating Old French en tant (que) 'in so much (as)'