whomsoever

Definition

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

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.

Example Sentences

• "We shall tell the good news to whomsoever we meet."
• "Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast."
• "Whomsoever I've cured, I've sickened now / And whomsoever I've cradled, I've put you down"

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