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Definitions for Benet
bɪˈneɪbenet

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Benet, Stephen Vincent Benetnoun

    United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)

  2. Benet, William Rose Benetnoun

    United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)

Wiktionary

  1. benetverb

    To catch in a net; ensnare.

  2. benetverb

    To surround as by a net.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Benetverb

    To ensnare; to surround as with toils.

    Etymology: from net.

    Being thus benetted round with villains,
    Ere I could mark the prologue, to my bane,
    They had begun the play. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

ChatGPT

  1. benet

    Benet is a relatively rare, mostly male, given name of unknown or diverse origin. It's a variant of the name "Benedict", which means 'blessed often' in Latin. The surname Benet is likely derived from this given name. Some notable people with this name are Benet Brandreth, an English barrister and novelist, and Stephen Vincent Benét, an American poet and author. It's also often associated with St. Benet, a famous Cathedral in Norwich, England.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Benetverb

    to catch in a net; to insnare

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Benet

    be-net′, v.t. to catch in a net, to ensnare.

  2. Benet

    ben′et, n. an exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Church. [Through Fr. from L. benedict-us, blessed.]

Editors Contribution

  1. benét

    Benets are the indigenous minority community also known as ndorobo meaning forest people. They are also commonly known as mosopisiek who were evicted by Uganda wildlife Authority and their ancestral land turned National park without their consent.


    Submitted by anonymous on April 7, 2021  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BENET

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Benet is ranked #53072 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Benet surname appeared 390 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Benet.

    61% or 238 total occurrences were White.
    27.1% or 106 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    5.9% or 23 total occurrences were Black.
    3.8% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Benet in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Benet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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