US /ˈhaʊsoʊ/ UK /ˈhaʊsəʊ/
adv conj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in whatever way; however (archaic)

    Howso the matter ends, I shall stand by you.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in whatever way; however... howeverhowsoever
Word family
Related forms howsoeverwhoso

Etymology

An archaic contraction of 'how so,' from how + so (Old English swā), meaning 'in whatever way.'

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