wheresoever
WhereverWherever
» This messenger was called Eudromus, which signifies "the runner," and indeed his employment consisted in running wheresoever he was ordered.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Wherever
More definitions
- where in the world; location, singular, elective existential pronoun
Examples
1 sentencesThis messenger was called Eudromus, which signifies "the runner," and indeed his employment consisted in running wheresoever he was ordered.
Origin
From Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-eveFrom Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-ever, quere-so-ever, wer so ever, wharsoever, where-sere, wheresoever, where so evere, wher ser, wher-sever, wher-so-ever, wher so evere, wher-so-evere, whe[r] so er, whor so ever. By surface analysis, where + so + -ever. Cognate with West Frisian hwērsāea (“wheresoever”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- where in the world; location, singular, elective existential pronoun:wherever