Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Howsoever \How`so*ev"er\, adj. & conj. [How + so + ever.]
   1. In what manner soever; to whatever degree or extent;
      however.

            I am glad he's come, howsoever he comes. --Shak.

   2. Although; though; however. [Obs.] --Shak.