whithersoever

[hwith-er-soh-ev-er, with-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

conjunction

Archaic.

to whatsoever place.

whithersoever

/ ˌwɪðəsəʊˈɛvə /

adverb

archaic, to whichever place

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whithersoever¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, equivalent to whitherso “whithersoever” ( Old English swā hwider swā ) + ever ever

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Example Sentences

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Sailing across the bay to the Chênière Caminada, Edna felt as if she were being borne away from some anchorage which had held her fast, whose chains had been loosening—had snapped the night before when the mystic spirit was abroad, leaving her free to drift whithersoever she chose to set her sails.