Bennet
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Wood avens or herb bennet, a common yellow-flowered plant of Europe (Geum urbanum).
- 2 North American white-flowered avens wordnet
- 3 poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) or water hemlock (Cicuta spp.) plants.
- 4 avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers wordnet
- 5 Valerian, especially of species Valeriana officinalis.
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname transferred from the given name, a less common spelling of Bennett.
- 2 A male given name from Latin, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
"- - - the triplex, sir, is a good tripping measure; or the bells of Saint Bennet, sir, may put you in mind; one, two, three."
- 3 A city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
Example
More examples"- - - the triplex, sir, is a good tripping measure; or the bells of Saint Bennet, sir, may put you in mind; one, two, three."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Benedict. See French Benoît, Norman Beneît. Doublet of Benoit and Benito.
Etymology 2
From Middle English *benet (found in Middle English herbe-benet (“hemlock”, literally “blessed plant”)), from Old French benëit, benoit and Latin (herba) benedicta. Doublet of benedict.
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