whosoever
Americanpronoun
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whomsoever,
objective
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whosesoever
possessive
pronoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of whosoever
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at whoso, ever
Example Sentences
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Besides, the Bible also says that whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Puritan colonists in Massachusetts did the same, fining "whosoever shall be found observing Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way."
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
"Whosoever is behind it and whosoever hatched the conspiracy will be unveiled and those who are behind it will be arrested," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2022
The result: whosoever objects to the union of these two people, speak now or forever hold your peace.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
Said I, “We are an army that but waits to be mustered. We shall join whosoever doth free us first.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Luke 12:48 it states: “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required,”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
Norman cited a Bible verse from the book of Luke: “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018
There would be on all hands the utmost detestation of whomsoever had been guilty of such cruelty.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018
They accuse the prison authorities of violating their constitutional duty under the eighth amendment to provide healthcare wherever, and for whomsoever, it is deemed medically necessary.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2015
His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular restaurants with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever he knew.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I love her not because she is Gisippus's; nay, I love her for that I should love her, whosesoever she was.
From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by John Payne
"He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained."
From Our Lady Saint Mary by J. G. H. Barry
During the feast, they gave a wreath of beautiful flowers to their daughter and said, “Throw this into the air, and on whosesoever head it falls, that one will be to thee a husband.”
From Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India by Katherine Neville Fleeson
Nom. whosoever, Poss. whosesoever, Poss. whosesoever, Obj. whomsoever; Obj. whomsoever.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
In accordance with Tolstoy's new decision, Muravev drew up another will by which everything written by Tolstoy, "wherever found and in whosesoever possession," was transferred to the full ownership of Alexandra L. Tolstoy.
From Autobiography of Countess Tolstoy by Sophie Andreevna Tolstoy
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