"whosoever" meaning in English

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Pronoun

IPA: /huːsəʊˈɛvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /huːsoʊˈɛvɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-whosoever.ogg [US], en-au-whosoever.ogg [Australia] Forms: whomsoever [objective], whosesoever [possessive]
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English whosoever. By surface analysis, who + so + ever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whosoever}} Middle English whosoever, {{surf|en|who|so|ever}} By surface analysis, who + so + ever Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||objective|whomsoever|possessive|whosesoever|||||||||||||head=}} whosoever (objective whomsoever, possessive whosesoever), {{en-pron|objective|whomsoever|possessive|whosesoever}} whosoever (objective whomsoever, possessive whosesoever)
  1. Whatever person or persons: emphasised or elaborated form of whoever. Tags: formal Synonyms: whosoëver [archaic] Related terms: who, whoever, whomsoever Translations (whatever person): ὅστις (hóstis) (Ancient Greek), quisquis (Latin)

Alternative forms

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