bennet

[ ben-it ]

noun

1. herb bennet.

bennet

/ ˈbɛnɪt /

noun

1. See herb bennet
   short for herb bennet

Word History and Origins

Origin of bennet¹

1225–75; Middle English ( herbe ) beneit < Old French ( herbe ) beneite, translation of Latin ( herba ) benedicta blessed (herb) (> Old English benedicte, Old High German benedicta, Middle Dutch benedictus-kruid ). See Benedictus

Example Sentences

Skye (Chloe Bennet) noted that the team was “not Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., just agents of nothing.”

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Bennet, you might recall, was one of the few Democrats not running against witches who held on to beat a Tea Party GOPer.

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Kate wore one of her trusty stand-bys, a full-length LK Bennet coat, in red, natch, and demure black heels.

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Now Elizabeth Bennet, or Bridget Jones, or me, or you, have to forge our own happiness from scratch once again.

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And Mr Bennet appears as we've never seen him (and didn't really want to).

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Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.

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"And now, I have one other thing to say," Miss Bennet continued.

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Then you can go and explain to Miss Bennet why I told you to remain in this afternoon.

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Ruth, meanwhile, was sitting on the floor in front of Miss Bennet's fire.

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Some weeks afterwards, Miss Bennet sent for her to her room.

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