whomsoever

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US/ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

pronoun

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.”

OriginMiddle English whom so evere →
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Meanings

pronounwhomsoever (objective case of whosoever)

objective of whosoever · alternative obsolete whomsoëver

  1. formalWhatever 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.

    2 more examples

    Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:48

    Whomsoever I've cured, I've sickened now / And whomsoever I've cradled, I've put you down

    1994, Chris Cornell, “Fell on Black Days” (Grunge), performed by Soundgarden, Seattle, Washington

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwhom so evere
  2. Englishwhomsoever

From Middle English whom so evere, whom soever, whom-so-ever, whom-so-evere, whomsoever, whom-so-evyr. By surface analysis, whom + so + -ever.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with whomsoever

howevernevereverwhateverforeverwheneverwherevercleverwhatsoeverwhoeverleverTrevorwhicheverendeavorendeavourwhomeverseverwhosoeverhowsoeverwheresoeverwhithersoevernow or nevernow-or-nevertherever
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Anagrams

howsomeverwhosomever
Cite this entry
APA

whomsoever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomsoever

MLA

“whomsoever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomsoever. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whomsoever,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomsoever.

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