what+thing+soever

  • 11soever — /soh ev euhr/, adv. at all; in any case; of any kind; in any way (used with generalizing force after who, what, when, where, how, any, all, etc., sometimes separated by intervening words): Choose what thing soever you please. [1510 20; SO1 +… …

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  • 12what — pron. 1. That which. 2. The sort of, the kind of. 3. Which (out of many, or of many kinds). 4. How, how great, how remarkable. 5. In part, partly. 6. Whatever, whatsoever, what thing soever …

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  • 13Soever — So*ev er A word compounded of so and ever, used in composition with who, what, where, when, how, etc., and indicating any out of all possible or supposable persons, things, places, times, ways, etc. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14what — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who more at who Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object or matter < what is this&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15-soever — [sō ev′ər] combining form any (person, thing, time, place, manner, etc.) of all those possible: added, for emphasis or generalization, to who, what, when …

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  • 16-soever — [sō ev′ər] combining form any (person, thing, time, place, manner, etc.) of all those possible: added, for emphasis or generalization, to who, what, when, where, how, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 17restraints and detainments of all kings, princes, and people of what nation, condition, or quality soever — A familiar clause in marine insurance policies by way of an extension of the coverage and in bills of lading and charter parties by way of stating an excuse for nonperformance of the contract. Anno: 137 ALR 1241; 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1323.&#8230; …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 182 Samuel 15 — 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to&#8230; …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 19Deuteronomy 12 — 1 These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. 2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the&#8230; …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 20Locke: knowledge and its limits — Ian Tipton I That John Locke’s Essay concerning Human Understanding is one of the philosophical classics is something nobody would deny, yet it is not easy to pinpoint precisely what is so special about it. Locke himself has been described as the …

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