benet
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
benet (third-person singular simple present benets, present participle benetting, simple past and past participle benetted)
- (transitive) To catch in a net; ensnare.
- (transitive) To surround as by a net.
- c. 1599–1602, 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 606515358, [Act V, scene ii]:
- Being thus benetted round with villains
Etymology 2[edit]
From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
benet (plural benets)
- An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.
Danish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
benet
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of benet | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | benet | — | —2 |
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[edit]
benet n
Verb[edit]
benet
- past participle of bene
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
benet n
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
benet
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