Wheresoe'er

//ˌʍɝ.səʊˈɛːɹ// conj

conj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Conjunction
  1. 1
    Wheresoever. literary

    "Alas, that the longest hill Must end in a vale; but still, Who climbs with toil, wheresoe'er, Shall find wings waiting there."

Example

More examples

""Now, now," he cries, "no tarrying; wheresoe'er / ye point the path, I follow and am there. / Gods of my fathers! O preserve to-day / my home, preserve my grandchild; for your care / is Troy, and yours this omen. I obey; / lead on, my son, I yield and follow on thy way.""

Etymology

Contraction of wheresoever.

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