ALBEIT

Etymology

Conjunction

albeit

Although, despite (it) being.

Usage notes

• The word albeit historically also introduced an independent clause as although does (as in the Shakespearean quote above); however after the Early Modern English period, it ceased to do so, and today only introduces a noun phrase, adjectival phrase, adverbial phrase, or dependent clause.

• Rarely, albethey is used when the meaning is “despite (the multiple things) being” rather than “despite (the single thing) being”; this is nonstandard, based on a flawed interpretation of albeit.

Synonyms

• as much as, though; see also even though

Anagrams

• albite, betail, libate

Source: Wiktionary

Al`be"it, conj. Etym: [OE. al be although it be, where al is our all. Cf. Although.]

Definition: Even though; although; notwithstanding. Chaucer. Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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