whencesoever
Americanadverb
conjunction
Etymology
Origin of whencesoever
1505–15; modeled on wheresoever; see whence
Example Sentences
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However it was made, and whencesoever the material or suggestion borrowed, he came by a very admirable instrument for the telling of stories.
From Robert Louis Stevenson by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
From whencesoever the inspiration of them came, inspiration it was and no invention.
From William Blake A Critical Essay by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
Still, whencesoever derived, the Egyptian people, as it existed in the flourishing times of Egyptian history, was beyond all question a mixed race, showing diverse affinities.
From Ancient Egypt by Rawlinson, George
I had only to address him, however, to dissipate these clouds, whencesoever they came, and to recall his usual animated readiness of manner.
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Willis, Herbert
Swift's darling motto was, Vive la bagatelle—a good wish for a philosopher of his complexion, the greater part of whose wisdom, whencesoever it came, most certainly came not from above.
From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by Wragg, H.
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