behoof
Americannoun
plural
behoovesnoun
Etymology
Origin of behoof
before 1000; Middle English behove, Old English behōf profit, need; cognate with Dutch behoef, German Behuf
Example Sentences
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She had, as we know, already "worked the Seminary" in behoof of her "policy."
From Mr. Claghorn's Daughter by Trent, Hilary
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.
He of all men should know the depth of enormity of which the noblesse were capable, for was he not always making speeches thereanent for the behoof of less enlightened lieges?
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
He sacrificed himself wholly; kept no shred of pre�minence for his own behoof.
From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
There they be, poor souls, marooned on that same island, which indeed we took and named Maiden Isle for behoof of her gracious Majesty.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert
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