Whichsoever

//ˌwɪtʃsəʊˈɛvə// det, pron

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Definitions

Determiner
  1. 1
    Emphatic form of whichever. archaic, emphatic, form-of, formal
Pronoun
  1. 1
    Emphatic form of whichever. archaic, emphatic, form-of, formal

Example

More examples

"He leads me into the stable, bids me choose out of all the horses whichsoever I would."

Etymology

From Middle English which-so-ever. By surface analysis, which + so + ever.

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