benet
noun/ˈbɛnət/
Etymology From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).
1
An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.
benet
verb/bɪˈnɛt/
Etymology From be- + net.
1
To catch in a net; ensnare.
2
To surround as by a net.
- Being thus benetted round with villainsc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]: