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whosoever

American

[hoo-soh-ev-er] / ˌhu soʊˈɛv ər /

pronoun

whoever; whatever person.

Whosoever wants to apply should write to the bureau.

whosoever British

/ ˌhuːsəʊˈɛvə /

pronoun

an archaic or formal word for whoever

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

From Washington Times • Apr. 16, 2021

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

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