whosoever

English

WOTD – 21 May 2006

Etymology

who +‎ soever

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhuːsoʊɛvɚ/
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    Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)

Pronoun

whosoever (objective whomsoever, possessive whosesoever)

  1. whichever person; whoever
    • 1597 – William Shakespeare, Richard II v 3
      If thou do pardon, whosoever pray,
      More sins for this forgiveness prosper may.
    • 1611 – King James Version of the Bible, Luke 6:47
      "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like"
    • 18?? – Thomas Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
      This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.

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