"benet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛnət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benet2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: benets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnət Etymology: From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|}} French [Term?], {{der|en|la|benedictus||blessed}} Latin benedictus (“blessed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} benet (plural benets)
  1. An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.
    Sense id: en-benet-en-noun-az23PM0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 5 7 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 74 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 22 7 50 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 30 4 52 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /bɪˈnɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benet1.wav [Southern-England] Forms: benets [present, singular, third-person], benetting [participle, present], benetted [participle, past], benetted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English benet From be- + net. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|be-|net|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English benet [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁éps", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁ep-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁epi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁pi", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*bi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "be-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "be-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "mesh", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "net", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "net", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "net", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "?", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*neHd-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*natją", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*nati", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "nett", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "net", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "net", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "benet", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="benet"> From be- + net. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-benet-en-verb-qNQ2l8Zs Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55
  2. (transitive) To surround as by a net. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-benet-en-verb-gLrQWqHZ Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "To catch in a net; ensnare."
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