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whomsoever

[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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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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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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