was wotd|2006|May|21
English
Etymology
From who + soever.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�hu�s���v�/ (RP)
IPA|/�hu�so��v�/ (US)
audio|en-us-whosoever.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|�v�(r)
Pronoun
en-pron|objective|whomsoever
- whichever person; whoever
Quotations
timeline|
1500s=1597|
1600s=1611|
1800s=18??
1597 � w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:The_Tragedy_of_King_Richard_the_Second|Richard II v 3
:If thou do pardon, whosoever pray, <br/>More sins for this forgiveness prosper may.
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Luke|Luke 6:47
:"Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like"
18?? � w:Thomas Carlyle|Thomas Carlyle, source?
:This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.
Related terms
who
whoever
es:whosoever
io:whosoever
te:whosoever
vi:whosoever
zh:whosoever
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