benet

See also: Benet and benêt

English

Etymology 1

From be- +‎ net.

Verb

benet (third-person singular simple present benets, present participle benetting, simple past and past participle benetted)

  1. (transitive) To catch in a net; ensnare.
  2. (transitive) To surround as by a net.

Etymology 2

From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).

Noun

benet (plural benets)

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

Danish

Adjective

benet

  1. bony, angular

Inflection
Inflection of benet
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular benet — —2
Neuter singular benet — —2
Plural benede — —2
Definite attributive1 benede — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

benet n

  1. singular definite of ben

Verb

benet

  1. past participle of bene

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

benet n

  1. definite singular of ben

Swedish

Noun

benet

  1. definite singular of ben
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