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howbeit

American  
[hou-bee-it] / haʊˈbi ɪt /

adverb

  1. Archaic. nevertheless.


conjunction

  1. Obsolete. although.

howbeit British  
/ haʊˈbiːɪt /
  1. however

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conjunction

  1. (subordinating) though; although

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Etymology

Origin of howbeit

1350–1400; Middle English how be it however it may be; parallel to albeit

Example Sentences

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Howbeit was the fourth favorite and paid $14.40 to win for trainer Mark Glatt.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022

The winner was Howbeit in a less-than-a-nose victory over 8-year-old gelding C Z Rocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Howbeit, these yards provide a base, the highway is right beside them, ready for the times when family ties, work, a wedding, a funeral, the fair season, beckon.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018

My life lasts but a day or two, and fast Sweeps by, like torrent stream or desert blast, Howbeit, of two days I take no heed,— The day to come, and that already past.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar

Howbeit, we must qualify the statement in some degree.

From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram