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whomsomever

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Etymology

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From whomsome +‎ ever.

Pronoun

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whomsomever

  1. (obsolete) Whomever; whomsoever.
    • 1700, Francis Grant Cullen, A Discourse, Concerning the Execution of the Laws, page 31:
      For our Saviour tells them, Unto whomſomever much is given, of him ſhall be much required.
    • 1821 October, [Allan Cunningham], “Traditional Literature”, in The London Magazine, volume IV, number XXII, page 410, column 1:
      “Eh man, but ye speak soundly,” said Charlie Goudge, the village carpenter, “in all, save the article of kirkseats, which being of timber, pertain more to my calling. Whomsomever, I would put a roof of red Norway fir over your heads, and erect ye such seats as no man sits in who lends his ears to a read sermon.”
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