howsoeveradv.

Brit.

/ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛvə/, U.S.

/ˈˌhaʊsəˈˌwɛvər/,

/ˈˌhaʊsoʊˈˌɛvər/

Etymology: < how adv. + so adv. and conj. + ever adv. and adj. In the same sense the simple how so goes back to c1200, howsomever to c1300, and however to c1400; howsoever appears to have been a later formation < how so or however, modelled on howsomever.

archaic.

a. In what manner soever; = however adv. 1 (Sometimes with ellipsis.) archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adverb] > in whatever way

how so?c1275

howsomevera1300

howeverc1380

howa1400

howsoeverc1450

anyway1642

c1450 Pistel of Swete Susan (Calig.) 202 We schulle present þe pleynte, how so euer þou be payde.

1534 T. Elyot tr. Isocrates Doctr. Princes 4 Thei thinke it better..to live in any other maner, how so ever it be.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. E Howsoeuer right be, might carries away the verdict.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. v. 349 Howsoever this may color, it cannot justify Cato's conduct.

1882–3 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. 547 As a mere rival to Rome, Constantinople has been of invaluable service to the Christian Church, howsoever her direct influence may be considered.

†b. Notwithstanding that, albeit; = however adv. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > although

thoughc888

whethera1400

however1591

howsoever1599

howsomevera1616

1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. I8 It is a most..innocent Animall, howsoever nature..hath armed it most magnificently.

1655 Campion's Art of composing Musick in Parts in J. Playford Introd. Skill Musick ii. 1 The parts of Musick are in all but four, howsoever some skilfull Musitians have composed Songs of twenty..parts.

2. With adjective or adverb: To what extent or in what degree soever.

a. With tmesis: how…soever.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to what extent > soever

how…soever1557

howsoever1696

1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes (1619) 718/1 How great a friend or neere kinsman soeuer he be to them.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 189 How low so euer the matter, I hope in God for high words.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 14 The Treaty..how well soever received, and how much soever desired by the King.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. viii. 105 [They] durst not refuse their consent, how unwilling soever to grant it.

1861 H. S. Maine Anc. Law vii. 286 A right, how long soever neglected.

1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (1879) i. vi. §2 262 A summary expression of the entire process—how simple or how complex soever.

b. Also without tmesis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to what extent > soever

how…soever1557

howsoever1696

1696 N. Tate & N. Brady New Version Psalms of David xc. 6 But howsoever fresh and fair.

a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Fragm. Ess. (R.) Howsoever well instructed he might be in them himself and howsoever useful to government he might think them.

†3. In any case, at any rate: = however adv. 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [adverb] > in any case

algatec1330

for any chancea1400

at (also in) all events1550

howsoever1586

in any event1692

oncea1715

whether or no1784

for any sake1824

at any event1838

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. E8^v Die wheresoeuer or whensoeuer, yet howsoeuer honourably.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. i. 27 Something of great constancy: But howsoeuer, strange and admirable.

1614 T. Overbury et al. Characters in Wife now Widdow sig. E^v His boy is bound to admire him howsoeuer.

1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 48 If the Scots as was hoped howsoever, would have proved honest.

†4. Nevertheless; yet: = however adv. 5a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding

though-whetherc897

nathelesseOE

though971

whetherOE

yetOE

neverlOE

what for-thyc1175

nethelessa1200

never the latterc1225

algatec1230

in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230

nought for thatc1275

(all) for noughtc1325

(in) spite of one's nosec1325

alway1340

thoughless1340

ne'er the later (also latter)a1382

ne'er the lessa1382

neverlatera1382

neverthelessa1382

ne for-thia1400

neverlessa1400

not-againstandinga1400

nauthelessc1400

nouthelessc1400

algatesc1405

noughtwithstanding1422

netherless?a1425

notwithstanding1425

nethertheless1440

not gainstandingc1440

not the lessa1450

alwaysa1470

howbeit1470

never þe quedera1475

nought the lessc1480

what reck?a1513

nonetheless1533

howsomever1562

after all1590

in spite of spite1592

meantime1594

notwithstand1596

withal1596

in the meanwhile1597

meanwhile1597

howsoever1601

in (one's) spite?1615

however1623

in the meantime1631

non obstante1641

at the same time1679

with a non-obstante to1679

stilla1699

the same1782

all the same1803

quand même1825

still and all1829

anyhow1867

anyway1876

still and ona1894

all the samey1897

just the same1901

but1939

1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. III. 278 But howsoeuer, it is certaine that pilots..doe direct [etc.].

1631 T. Heywood England's Elizabeth (1641) 83 It bred in her howsoever no small amazement.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxxix. 404 But this passage, howsoever, was illy taken by some of the Oxonians.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	howsoever
释义	howsoeveradv. Brit. /ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛvə/, U.S. /ˈˌhaʊsəˈˌwɛvər/, /ˈˌhaʊsoʊˈˌɛvər/ Etymology: < how adv. + so adv. and conj. + ever adv. and adj. In the same sense the simple how so goes back to c1200, howsomever to c1300, and however to c1400; howsoever appears to have been a later formation < how so or however, modelled on howsomever. archaic. 1. a. In what manner soever; = however adv. 1 (Sometimes with ellipsis.) archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adverb] > in whatever way how so?c1275 howsomevera1300 howeverc1380 howa1400 howsoeverc1450 anyway1642 c1450 Pistel of Swete Susan (Calig.) 202 We schulle present þe pleynte, how so euer þou be payde. 1534 T. Elyot tr. Isocrates Doctr. Princes 4 Thei thinke it better..to live in any other maner, how so ever it be. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. E Howsoeuer right be, might carries away the verdict. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. v. 349 Howsoever this may color, it cannot justify Cato's conduct. 1882–3 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. 547 As a mere rival to Rome, Constantinople has been of invaluable service to the Christian Church, howsoever her direct influence may be considered. †b. Notwithstanding that, albeit; = however adv. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > although thoughc888 whethera1400 however1591 howsoever1599 howsomevera1616 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. I8 It is a most..innocent Animall, howsoever nature..hath armed it most magnificently. 1655 Campion's Art of composing Musick in Parts in J. Playford Introd. Skill Musick ii. 1 The parts of Musick are in all but four, howsoever some skilfull Musitians have composed Songs of twenty..parts. 2. With adjective or adverb: To what extent or in what degree soever. a. With tmesis: how…soever. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to what extent > soever how…soever1557 howsoever1696 1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes (1619) 718/1 How great a friend or neere kinsman soeuer he be to them. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 189 How low so euer the matter, I hope in God for high words. View more context for this quotation 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 14 The Treaty..how well soever received, and how much soever desired by the King. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. viii. 105 [They] durst not refuse their consent, how unwilling soever to grant it. 1861 H. S. Maine Anc. Law vii. 286 A right, how long soever neglected. 1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (1879) i. vi. §2 262 A summary expression of the entire process—how simple or how complex soever. b. Also without tmesis. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to what extent > soever how…soever1557 howsoever1696 1696 N. Tate & N. Brady New Version Psalms of David xc. 6 But howsoever fresh and fair. a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Fragm. Ess. (R.) Howsoever well instructed he might be in them himself and howsoever useful to government he might think them. †3. In any case, at any rate: = however adv. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [adverb] > in any case algatec1330 for any chancea1400 at (also in) all events1550 howsoever1586 in any event1692 oncea1715 whether or no1784 for any sake1824 at any event1838 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. E8^v Die wheresoeuer or whensoeuer, yet howsoeuer honourably. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. i. 27 Something of great constancy: But howsoeuer, strange and admirable. View more context for this quotation 1614 T. Overbury et al. Characters in Wife now Widdow sig. E^v His boy is bound to admire him howsoeuer. 1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 48 If the Scots as was hoped howsoever, would have proved honest. †4. Nevertheless; yet: = however adv. 5a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding though-whetherc897 nathelesseOE though971 whetherOE yetOE neverlOE what for-thyc1175 nethelessa1200 never the latterc1225 algatec1230 in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230 nought for thatc1275 (all) for noughtc1325 (in) spite of one's nosec1325 alway1340 thoughless1340 ne'er the later (also latter)a1382 ne'er the lessa1382 neverlatera1382 neverthelessa1382 ne for-thia1400 neverlessa1400 not-againstandinga1400 nauthelessc1400 nouthelessc1400 algatesc1405 noughtwithstanding1422 netherless?a1425 notwithstanding1425 nethertheless1440 not gainstandingc1440 not the lessa1450 alwaysa1470 howbeit1470 never þe quedera1475 nought the lessc1480 what reck?a1513 nonetheless1533 howsomever1562 after all1590 in spite of spite1592 meantime1594 notwithstand1596 withal1596 in the meanwhile1597 meanwhile1597 howsoever1601 in (one's) spite?1615 however1623 in the meantime1631 non obstante1641 at the same time1679 with a non-obstante to1679 stilla1699 the same1782 all the same1803 quand même1825 still and all1829 anyhow1867 anyway1876 still and ona1894 all the samey1897 just the same1901 but1939 1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. III. 278 But howsoeuer, it is certaine that pilots..doe direct [etc.]. 1631 T. Heywood England's Elizabeth (1641) 83 It bred in her howsoever no small amazement. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxxix. 404 But this passage, howsoever, was illy taken by some of the Oxonians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1450
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