benet

See also: benêt, Benet, and Bene't

English

Etymology 1

From be- +‎ net.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈnɛt/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

benet (third-person singular simple present benets, present participle benetting, simple past and past participle benetted)

1. (transitive) To catch in a net; ensnare.
2. (transitive) To surround as by a net.
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:

     Being thus benetted round with villains

Etymology 2

From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnət/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛnət

Noun

benet (plural benets)

1. An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.

Danish

Adjective

benet

1. bony, angular

Inflection

Inflection of benet

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	benet	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	benet	—	—2
plural	benede	—	—2
definite attributive1	benede	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

benet n

1. definite singular of ben

Verb

benet

1. past participle of bene

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

benet n

1. definite singular of ben

Swedish

Noun

benet

1. definite singular of ben

Anagrams

• beten