of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally: to take evidence de bene esse to ensure against its loss.
Origin: 1595–1605; < ML dē bene esse of well-being
Main Entry: de be·ne es·se Pronunciation: dE-'bE-nE-'e-sE, di-; dA-'be-ne-'e-se Function: adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, of well-being (i.e., morally acceptable, but subject to legal validation) : subject to future exception :CONDITIONAL, PROVISIONALde bene esse>
[di bee-nee es-ee, dee, dey bey-ney es-ey] 
