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Etymology
From Middle English whom so evere, whom soever, whom-so-ever, whom-so-evere, whomsoever, whom-so-evyr. By surface analysis, whom + so + ever.
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Pronoun
whomsoever (objective case of whosoever) (formal)
- (now formal) Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
- We shall tell the good news to whomsoever we meet.
1994, Soundgarden (lyrics and music), “Fell on Black Days”:Whomsoever I've cured, I've sickened now / And whomsoever I've cradled, I've put you down
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See who and whom.
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