whosever
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
editDeterminer
editwhosever (formal)
- (possessive) Of whomever; belonging or related to whatever person or persons; whoever's.
- Whosever property it is, it will be seized.
- 1866, Mark Twain, The Galaxy, W.C and F.P. Church, page 584:
- "And she is not wholesome, whosever word it was. She was there, hanging about him when he was so bad, before the worst came."
Pronoun
editwhosever (formal)
- (possessive) That of whomever; that which belongs or is related to whatever person or persons; whoever's.
- Whosever it is, it will be seized.
Usage notes
editIn everyday language, whoever's is used instead.
See also
editEtymology 2
editFrom whoever with whose replacing who.
Contraction
editwhosever
- (proscribed) whoever is.