"benison" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛnɪsən/, /ˈbɛnɪzʌn/ [obsolete], /ˈbɛnɪzən/ [obsolete] Forms: benisons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English benysoun, beneson, borrowed from Old French beneïson, from Latin benedictiō, benedictiōnem. First known use: 14th century. Doublet of benediction. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|benysoun}} Middle English benysoun, {{der|en|fro|beneïson}} Old French beneïson, {{der|en|la|benedictio|benedictiō, benedictiōnem}} Latin benedictiō, benedictiōnem, {{doublet|en|benediction}} Doublet of benediction Head templates: {{en-noun}} benison (plural benisons)
  1. (chiefly literary) A blessing; benediction. Tags: literary Translations (blessing): благослови́я (blagoslovíja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), beizón [feminine] (Galician), Segen [masculine] (German), благослове́ние (blagoslovénije) [neuter] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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