beneship
adjEtymology From bene (“good”) + -ship.
- Towre ye, yander is the ken, dup the gyger and maunde that is beneship. See you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.1566, Thomas Harman, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors:
- Beneship, beneship dearlie. Settle thine arse sopra this chaise the while I preparare the wrinkle-mousse to smoddle thee in.1984, Gillian Hanna, Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman, translation of Quasi per caso una donna: Elisabetta by Fo, Dario:
- Synonyms
- excellent
- Derived terms
- beneshiply
- Related terms
- benar, benat