Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- pronoun Who; whoever; whatever person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Whosoever; whoever.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- pronoun Whosoever.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- pronoun archaic
whomsoever ,whatever person
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Examples
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Praise be to Allah who hath bestowed thee on me and appointed thee to be the cause of my salvation and the salvation of whoso is with me!
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As for her I want to sell her, but after the dog her brother fell sick, the separation from him was grievous to her, and since then she doth nothing but weep, and now I wish that whoso is minded to buy her of me speak softly to her and say, ‘Thy brother is with me in Jerusalem ill’; and I will be easy with him about her price.
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‘Ho, ye people all, great and small, gentle and simple, men and boys, whoso is found in a boat on the Tigris by night, I will strike off his head or hang him to the mast of his craft!’
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So whoso is minded to have the volume, let him address himself to achieve the treasure of
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Now those whose characteristics are craft and cunning, must not be trusted upon oath; and whoso is not to be trusted upon oath, in him there is no good faith.
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For whoso is minded to make him a house must repair to the King and say to him, ‘I wish to make me a house in such a place.’
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I turn him away, and whoso is patient hath his desire.
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Therefore, let whoso is wise purify his own conduct, and accomplish the Path leading even to Nibbana. '
Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909
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And "whoso is wise will observe these things and discern" a providential purpose in bringing
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And whoso is wise will observe these things, and understand by them the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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