howbeit
Americanadverb
conjunction
conjunction
Etymology
Origin of howbeit
1350–1400; Middle English how be it however it may be; parallel to albeit
Example Sentences
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When I became Joe’s ’prentice, Orlick was perhaps confirmed in some suspicion that I should displace him; howbeit, he liked me still less.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
I wryte all thingis, howbeit thay be of lytill wecht, to the end that ze may tak the best of all to judge upon.
From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various
I had been able even to distinguish words, howbeit in a language that I did not comprehend.
From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Charles Gilson
As to me, howbeit I heir no farther newes from yow.
From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various
And He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto Thee: remove this cup from Me: howbeit not what I will, but what Thou wilt.
From The Gospel According to St. Mark by G. A. Chadwick
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