benet

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See also: benêt, Benet, and Bene't

English

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Etymology 1

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From be-net.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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benet (plural benets)

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

Danish

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Adjective

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benet

  1. bony, angular

Inflection

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Inflection of benet
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte 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

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benet n

  1. definite singular of ben

Verb

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benet

  1. past participle of bene

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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benet n

  1. definite singular of ben

Swedish

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Noun

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benet

  1. definite singular of ben

Anagrams

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