benêt

See also: benet and Benet

French

Etymology

Representing a Norman pronunciation of benoît.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.nɛ/

Noun

benêt m (plural benêts, feminine benête)

1. half-wit, simpleton

Further reading

• “benêt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.