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whosoever

pronoun

«whosoever» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

Anyone at all who; whichever person. tree →

Then and now

Today it is an old form of "whoever"; the sense is the same.

Examples

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. (Torah EXO.22.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Whosoever gets to the second arrow, shall have the second thing--the bag. (Indian Fairy Tales) tree →
Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Torah LEV.7.27, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: whoever.

On Mova

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