whomsoever

[hoom-soh-ev-er]

whom·so·ev·er

[hoom-soh-ev-er]
pronoun
the objective case of whosoever: Ask whomsoever you like. Inquire of whomsoever you meet.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English, equivalent to whomso whomsoever (early Middle English swā hwām swā; see whom, so1) + ever ever

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Whomsoever is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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who·so·ev·er

[hoo-soh-ev-er]
pronoun; possessive whose·so·ev·er; objective whom·so·ev·er.
whoever; whatever person: Whosoever wants to apply should write to the bureau.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see whoso, ever
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whomsoever (ˌhuːmsəʊˈɛvə)
 
pron
archaic, formal or the objective form of whosoever: to whomsoever it may concern

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