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benet¹

  • /bɪˈnɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

verb benets · benetting · benetted

  1. transitive To catch in a net; ensnare.
  2. transitive To surround as by a net. Being thus benetted round with villains

benet²

  • /ˈbɛnət/

Rhymes with -ɛnət

Where it comes from

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

noun benets

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

Benet³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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"benet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/benet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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benet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/benet

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"benet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/benet.

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@misc{benet_2026,
  title = {benet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}