US /ˈhuːˌsoʊ/ UK /ˈhuːˌsəʊ/
pron Freq #131665

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    archaic: whoever; whatever person

    Whoso breaks the seal must accept the consequences.

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Synonyms
1 pron · archaic: whoever; whatever... whoeverwhosoever
Word family
Related forms whowhosoever

Etymology

From Middle English who so and Old English hwa swa, literally who + so. The construction survives chiefly in archaic, biblical, or deliberately elevated language and has otherwise been replaced by whoever.

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