benison
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of benison
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French beneiçon, Middle French beneison < Latin benedictiōn- benediction
Example Sentences
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Like Malik Solanka of Fury, who fled to America “to receive the benison of being Ellis Islanded,” the Goldens, too, have come seeking rebirth in the land of reinvention.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2017
"A Bit of a Tune" revisits Philip Larkin's "Sad Steps" and its crack-of-dawn encounter with the moon, finding it "a benison and a boon".
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012
Communities, counties and corporations are hard at work all over the U.S. spreading such plans, and the recent benison of the A.M.A. is certain to allay the objections of many balky doctors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not all businessmen regarded the ruling as a benison.
From Time Magazine Archive
Quite at Home August 30th Dear Poet: By now Mr. Denton has brought you my incoherent note of thanks for the benison of Wigglesworth.
From Mavis of Green Hill by Baldwin, Faith
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