Citations:behovefulness

English citations of behovefulness

1. (archaic, rare) The state or quality of being behoveful.
   • 1673, Giovan Battista Nani, “The History of the Republick of Venice”, in Robert Honywood [i.e., Robert Honeywood], transl., transl., The History of the Affairs of Europe: In this Present Age, but More Particularly of the Republick of Venice. Written in Italian by Battista Nani Cavalier and Procurator of S^t Mark. Englished by Sir Robert Honywood, Knight, London: Printed by J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey at the Miter in Fleetstreet, betwixt the Middle-Temple-gate and Temple-Bar, translation of original in Italian, →OCLC, book VII, page 269:

     Nor had he any difficulty to poſſeſs Olivares, who uſually calculated deſigns and succeſſes by his own opinion and hopes, with the behovefulneſs of excluding Nevers, and keeping the French far off from Italy, and withal of the opportunity to take Caſale and a good part of Monſerrat, he for his part ſhewing himſelf contented only with Trin, and a portion of the open Country.

   • [1760, “Behuf”, in Johann Christian Prager, editor, Neueingerichtetes englisches Wörterbuch, in welchem die teutschen Wörter, ihren verschiedenen Bedeutungen und Revensarten, die englische Sprache übersezt zu finden sind. Herausgegeben von Johann Christian Prager Conrectorn der Schule zu Heldburg. Zweyter Theil [Newly Revised English Dictionary, in which the German Words, Their Different Meanings and Types of Revisions, are to be Found in the English Language. Edited by Johann Christian Prager, Conrector of the School of Heldburg. Second Part.], part II, Coburg, Leipzig: Georg Otto, →OCLC, page 68:

     Behuf, (ver) behoof, behovefulneſs, needfulneſs, conveniency, utility; behalf, ſervice.]