sobeit

[ soh-bee-it ]

conjunctionArchaic.
  1. if it be so that; provided that.

Origin of sobeit

1
First recorded in 1575–85; so1 + be + it1

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British Dictionary definitions for sobeit

sobeit

/ (səʊˈbiːɪt) /


conjunction
  1. archaic provided that

Origin of sobeit

1
C16: from so 1 + be + it : originally three words

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Other Idioms and Phrases with sobeit

sobeit

Let it be so, I accept it as it is. For example, If you can't change the reservation, so be it; I'll travel on Monday. This phrase, often given as a translation of the Hebrew (and Greek and Latin) amen, has been employed in the current sense since about 1600.

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