BENISON

benison

(noun) a spoken blessing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

benison (plural benisons)

(chiefly, literary) A blessing; benediction.

Antonyms

• malison

Anagrams

• Bonines, bonnies

Source: Wiktionary


Ben"i*son, n. Etym: [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneĂŻ, beneĂŻson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction.]

Definition: Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak. More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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