howbeit
Use Howbeit in a sentence
ɪt adverb
1.
Archaic. nevertheless.
conjunction
2.
Obsolete, although.
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| —sentence connector | |
| 1. | however |
| —conj | |
| 2. | (subordinating) though; although |
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Howbeit
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
howbeit
late 14c., contraction of how be it.
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Example sentences
Only one was able to secure fulltime employment, howbeit without health benefits.
Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places.
Howbeit there be many birds that fly to and fro under the sun's rays, but all are not birds of fate.
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
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