Pronoun
A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry.
Source: Webster's dictionaryManner is all in all, whate'er is writ, The substitute for genius, sense, and wit. William Cowper
Whate'er thy joys, they vanish with the day: Whate'er thy griefs, in sleep they fade away, To sleep! to sleep! Sleep, mournful heart, and let the past be past: Sleep, happy soul, all life will sleep at last. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake. But, gracious Lord, whate'er shall be, Don't let anyone bomb me. John Betjeman
Whate'er of us lives in the hearts of others Is our truest and profoundest self. Johann Gottfried Herder
Ask a woman's advice, and, whate'er she advise, Do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise. Thomas Moore
The richest man, whate'er his lot, is the one content with what he's got. Dutch Proverb