whosoever

who +‎ soever

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːsoʊɛvɚ/

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  Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)

whosoever (objective whomsoever, possessive whosesoever)

1. whichever person; whoever
   • 1597 – William Shakespeare, Richard II v 3

     If thou do pardon, whosoever pray,
     More sins for this forgiveness prosper may.

   • 1611 – King James Version of the Bible, Luke 6:47

     "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like"

   • 18?? – Thomas Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

     This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.

   • 1982 – Michael Jackson, Thriller

     Whosoever shall be found without the soul for getting down, must stand and face the hounds of hell

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