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Whoso vs Whosoever - What's the difference?

whoso | whosoever |

As pronouns the difference between whoso and whosoever

is that whoso is (archaic) whosoever, whatever person while whosoever is whichever person; whoever.

whoso

English

Pronoun

(English Pronouns)
  • (archaic) whosoever, whatever person
  • * 1866 , , Aholibah , lines 148-150
  • And whoso findeth by the sea
    Blown dust of bones will hardly say
    If this were that Aholibah.
  • *
  • Whoso raises his hand against you must answer to my sword
  • *
  • And whoso kisseth those apples high, Who kisseth once is a king, Who kisseth twice shall never die, Who kisseth thrice--oh, were it I.
  • * in "Strength to Love" 1977
  • * Whoso would be a man would be a nonconformist.
  • Anagrams

    *

    whosoever

    English

    Pronoun

    (en-pron)
  • whichever person; whoever
  • * 1597 — v 3
  • If thou do pardon, whosoever pray,
    More sins for this forgiveness prosper may.
  • * 1611 — 6:47
  • *:"Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like"
  • * 18?? — , source?
  • This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.

    Anagrams

    * howsoever