• Whosoever

    Pronunciation

    • RP IPA: /ˈhuːsəʊɛvÉ™/
    • US IPA: /ˈhuːsoÊŠÉ›vÉš/ Rhymes: -É›vÉ™(r)

    Origin

    From who + soever.

    Full definition of whosoever

    Pronoun

    whosoever

    (objective - whomsoever)
    1. whichever person; whoever
      • 1597 — William Shakespeare, v 3If thou do pardon, whosoever pray,
        More sins for this forgiveness prosper may.
      • 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 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, source?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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