"whosever" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ˈhuzˌɛvəɹ/ [US], /ˌhuzˈɛvəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-US whosever.ogg [US]
Etymology: From whoever with whose replacing who. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} whosever
  1. (proscribed) whoever is. Tags: contraction, proscribed
    Sense id: en-whosever-en-contraction-Mz-VXPO9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Determiner

IPA: /ˈhuzˌɛvəɹ/ [US], /ˌhuzˈɛvəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-US whosever.ogg [US]
Etymology: whose + ever Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whose|ever}} whose + ever Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} whosever, {{en-det}} whosever
  1. (possessive) Of whomever; belonging or related to whatever person or persons; whoever's. Tags: formal, possessive
    Sense id: en-whosever-en-det-bMYAV0MP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whoseever [rare]
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈhuzˌɛvəɹ/ [US], /ˌhuzˈɛvəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-US whosever.ogg [US]
Etymology: whose + ever Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whose|ever}} whose + ever Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} whosever, {{en-pron}} whosever
  1. (possessive) That of whomever; that which belongs or is related to whatever person or persons; whoever's. Tags: formal, possessive Related terms: whosesoever
    Sense id: en-whosever-en-pron-zAXTcq3~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whoseever [rare]
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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