whomsoever

pron

whomsoever

pron

US /ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

Etymology From Middle English whom so evere, whom soever, whom-so-ever, whom-so-evere, whomsoever, whom-so-evyr. By surface analysis, whom + so + ever.

1

Formal Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.

  • We shall tell the good news to whomsoever we meet.
  • Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:48:
1 more example
  • Whomsoever I've cured, I've sickened now / And whomsoever I've cradled, I've put you down1994, Soundgarden, “Fell on Black Days”:
Related terms
whom, whomever

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