BENET

Benet, William Rose Benet

(noun) United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)

Benet, Stephen Vincent Benet

(noun) United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

benet (plural benets)

An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*net", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benetted.]

Definition: To catch in a net; to insnare. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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