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benison

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɛnɪsən/Part of speech nounSorted beinnosStarts with BEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a spoken blessing

Word origin

From Middle English benysoun, beneson, borrowed from Old French beneïson, from Latin benedictiō, benedictiōnem. First known use: 14th century. Doublet of benediction.

Used in a sentence

  • That elf-maiden smote with her hand so white, “Sorrow and sickness on thee alight” That elf-maiden smote with her cap so small, “No more shall priest's benison on thee fall!”

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