whosoever

Definition

Whatever person or persons: emphasised or elaborated form of whoever.

Etymology

From Middle English whosoever. By surface analysis, who + so + ever.

Example Sentences

• "Whosoever partakes of this elixir shall have eternal life."
• "If thou do pardon whoſoeuer pray, / More ſinnes for this forgiueneſs proſper may: […]"
• "Whoſoeuer commeth to me, and heareth my ſayings, and doeth them, I will ſhew you to whom he is like."

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