whomsoever
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See also: whomsoëver
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English whom so evere, whom soever, whom-so-ever, whom-so-evere, whomsoever, whom-so-evyr. By surface analysis, whom + so + ever.
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[edit]whomsoever (objective case of whosoever) (formal)
- (now 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.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:48:
- Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
- 1994, Soundgarden (lyrics and music), “Fell on Black Days”:
- Whomsoever I've cured, I've sickened now / And whomsoever I've cradled, I've put you down
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