whithersoever

9.9

To any place someone goes

adverb
/ˌwɪðərˈsoʊˌɛvər/

Archaic

: adondequiera

The knight swore loyalty, pledging to go whithersoever his king commanded.

Examples

He promised to follow her whithersoever her journey might lead.
He will follow her whithersoever she goes.
She wandered whithersoever her heart desired, never settling in one place.
They decided to travel whithersoever the road would take them.
He vowed to follow her whithersoever she might lead him.
The explorers traveled whithersoever their maps indicated.
She promised to support him whithersoever his journey took him.

Synonyms

anywhere

vswhithersoever

∞ 1.0

In or at any place that is not a particular one

limits meaning to movement toward any place rather than all location types

whither

vswhithersoever

Archaic

8 9.9

To where something goes

means movement toward any place rather than asking about direction

wheresoever

vswhithersoever

Archaic

1 9.9

In any place a person goes

describes movement toward any place instead of simply being located there

whereto

vswhithersoever

Archaic

8.8

To what place someone or something goes

means movement toward any place rather than a single specific destination

Surface Forms

whithersoever positive

Morphology

whithersoever = whither + soever (semi-transparent) = whither + soever

The meaning is compositionally clear from 'whither' and 'soever', but both parts are archaic and not likely to be familiar to average learners.

Etymology

Whithersoever comes from the old parts whither ('to what place') and soever ('whatever'), and it is like the modern wherever. So it simply means 'to whatever place' or 'wherever', and you will mostly find it in old or very formal writing.