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whatsoe'er

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

pronoun

Literary.
  1. contraction of whatsoever.


Example Sentences

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“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 Holt, Emily Sarah

Whate'er of pain the passing years allot I gladly bear; With thee I triumph whatsoe'er my lot Nor can despair.

From From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography by George Edwards M.P. O.B.E.

H. W. "Then what remains, but well our parts to chuse, And keep good humour whatsoe'er we lose."

From Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

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

From Custer, and Other Poems. by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler

Perhaps she wish'd an aspirant profounder; But whatsoe'er she wish'd, she acted right; And whether coldness, pride, or virtue dignify A woman, so she 's good, what does it signify?

From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron