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whatsoe'er

American  
[hwuht-soh-air, hwot-, wuht-, wot-] / ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt- /

pronoun

Literary.
  1. contraction of whatsoever.


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With whatsoe'er we do some night is mingled, And e'en our eye has something of its blackness.

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various

“Thou wouldst have me to conceive, then, that thou art wholly free from any plight whatsoe’er unto Arthur?”

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt

Her favor'd guests exultingly rehears'd Their visits to "the Lady," counting each A privilege, not having learned the creed Which modern times inculcate in our land That whatsoe'er is old, is obsolete.

From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Lydia Howard Sigourney

To save, by giving whatsoe'er I have To those who have not, this alone is gain.

From Custer, and Other Poems. by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

For whatsoe'er the sages charge on pride, The angels' fall, and twenty faults beside, On earth, I'm sure, 'mong us of mortal calling, Pride saves man oft, and woman too, from falling. 

From The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts by George Farquhar

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