benet

See also: Benet and benêt

English

Etymology 1

From be- +‎ net.

Verb

benet (third-person singular simple present benett, present participle ing, simple past and past participle beneted)

1. (transitive) To catch in a net; ensnare.
2. (transitive) To surround as by a net.
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act V scene 2

     Being thus benetted round with villains

Etymology 2

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

Noun

benet (plural benets)

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

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Danish

Adjective

benet

1. bony, angular

Inflection

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

benet n

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of ben

Verb

benet

1. past participle of bene

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

benet n

1. definite singular of ben

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Swedish

Noun

benet

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of ben

Anagrams

• beten