"whomsoever" meaning in English

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-US whomsoever.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-whomsoever.wav [US] Forms: of whosoever [objective]
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whom so evere}} Middle English whom so evere, {{m|enm|whom soever}} whom soever, {{m|enm|whom-so-ever}} whom-so-ever, {{m|enm|whom-so-evere}} whom-so-evere, {{m|enm|whomsoever}} whomsoever, {{m|enm|whom-so-evyr}} whom-so-evyr, {{surf|en|whom|so|ever}} By surface analysis, whom + so + ever Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||objective case of|whosoever|||||||||||||||head=}} whomsoever (objective case of whosoever), {{en-pron|objective case of|whosoever}} whomsoever (objective case of whosoever)
  1. (now formal) Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever. Tags: formal Synonyms: whomsoëver [obsolete] Related terms: whom, whomever

Alternative forms

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