whomsoever

American

[hoom-soh-ev-er] / ˌhum soʊˈɛv ər /

pronoun

the objective case of whosoever.

Ask whomsoever you like. Inquire of whomsoever you meet.

whomsoever British

/ ˌhuːmsəʊˈɛvə /

pronoun

archaic the objective form of whosoever

to whomsoever it may concern

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Etymology

Origin of whomsoever

1400–50; late Middle English, equivalent to whomso whomsoever ( early Middle English swā hwām swā; see whom, so ¹) + ever ever

Example Sentences

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Whomsoever God and Betty Crocker hath joined together .

From Time Magazine Archive

Whomsoever you may capture keep a strict watch upon them, and see that no harm befall them.

From The Day of Wrath by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)

Whomsoever he meets he takes in, and whoever has once been deceived by him may be sure it will happen again.

From Timar's Two Worlds by Jókai, Mór

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

From And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses by Chapman, J. Wilbur

Whomsoever the spirit looked at was doomed to yawn and gossip and quarrel.

From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold

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