behoof

American  

[bih-hoof] / bɪˈhuf /

noun

plural

behooves

1. use; advantage; benefit.

   The money was spent for his own behoof.

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behoof British  

/ bɪˈhuːf /

noun

1. rare advantage or profit

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Etymology

Origin of behoof

before 1000; Middle English behove, Old English behōf profit, need; cognate with Dutch behoef, German Behuf

Example Sentences

The revenues of the houses that were suppressed had been intended for the sole use and behoof of women, and had been administered by them in this sense for centuries.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine

Even should there be a little brazier with a rudimentary charcoal fire, it is next to useless, and is mainly for the behoof of the master.

From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.

Writing and Desire for Victory.—Writing should always indicate a victory, indeed a conquest of oneself which must be communicated to others for their behoof.

From Human, All-Too-Human, Part II by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

XLI 'Twas well for the Burgundians that vaulted was the roof; This was, in all their danger, the more to their behoof.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

His first impression was that some mysterious miracle had been performed expressly for his behoof.

From The Crime Doctor by Hornung, Ernest William