sobeit

American

[soh-bee-it] / soʊˈbi ɪt /

conjunction

Archaic.

if it be so that; provided that.

sobeit British

/ səʊˈbiːɪt /

conjunction

archaic provided that

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Etymology

Origin of sobeit

First recorded in 1575–85; so ¹ + be + it ¹

Example Sentences

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If the USA win, sobeit, by the law of averages they are due a win.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2015

What matters it to the world whether I, or you, or another man did such a deed, or wrote such a book, sobeit the deed and book were well done!

From Hyperion by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

An entertainment well devised, Master Ableways, sobeit the words of the second song remain with me after I am delivered of the first.

From Second Plays by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

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