whomsoever
See also: whomsoëver
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- whomsoëver (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle English whom so evere, whom soever, whom-so-ever, whom-so-evere, whomsoever, whom-so-evyr; equivalent to whom + soever.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
whomsoever (objective case of whosoever) (formal)
- (now formal) Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
- We shall tell the good news to whomsoever we meet.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:48:
- Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
- 1994, Soundgarden (lyrics and music), “Fell on Black Days”:
- Whomsoever I've cured, I've sickened now / And whomsoever I've cradled, I've put you down