benet
English
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪˈnɛt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Verb
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 (date written), 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, [Act V, scene ii]:
- Being thus benetted round with villains
Etymology 2
From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛnət/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛnət
Noun
benet (plural benets)
- An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.
Danish
Adjective
benet
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite 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
- definite singular of ben
Verb
benet
- past participle of bene
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
benet n
- definite singular of ben
Swedish
Noun
benet
- definite singular of ben