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Howbeit

//haʊˈbiː.ɪt// adv, conj

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Be that as it may; nevertheless. archaic, not-comparable

    "I will goe waſh : / And when my Face is faire, you ſhall perceiue / Whether I bluſh, or no : howbeit, I thanke you, / I meane to ſtride your Steed, and at all times / To vnder-creſt your good Addition, / To th’ faireneſſe of my power."

Conjunction
  1. 1
    Although. archaic

    "The Ueynes are ſpred foorth throughout the whole bodie, howbeit from one welhead, that is to ſay from the Liuer: ſo be the Sinews, howbeit from the Brayne; So likewiſe are the Heartſtrings, howbeit from the Heart."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Univerbation of how + be + it, literally “however it [may] be”.

Etymology 2

Univerbation of how + be + it, literally “however it [may] be”.

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