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From what place soever; from what cause or source soever. Any idea, whencesoever we have it. Locke.

At whatever time. "Whenever that shall be." Milton.

At what time soever; at whatever time; whenever. Mark xiv. 7.

In what place soever; in whatever place; wherever.

At or in whatever place; wheresoever. He can not but love virtue wherever it is. Atterbury.

ne or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.

To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.

Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. "Whoever envies or repines." Milton. "Whoever the king favors." Shak.

The objective of whosoever. See Whosoever. The Most High ruleth in the kingdow of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Dan. iv. 17.

The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.

Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever. Whosoever will, let him take . . . freely. Rev. xxii. 17.

See under Y, n.

The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.

To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Given. [Obs.] Chaucer.

d, the Phoenician alphabet having no vowel symbols. This letter, in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See Guide to pronunciation, §§ 43-74. The regular long a, as in fate, etc., is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 17th century, was a soun…

A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.

facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning.

med, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of a posteriori.

essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French à (L. ad to), as in abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7) Greek insep. prefix a without, or privative, not, as in abyss, atheist; akin to E. un-.