sobeit

[ soh-bee-it ]
/ soʊˈbi ɪt /

conjunction Archaic.

if it be so that; provided that.

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Origin of sobeit

First recorded in 1575–85; so1 + be + it1

Words nearby sobeit

sob, sob sister, sob story, sob stuff, soba, sobeit, sober, sober as a judge, sober-headed, sober-minded, soberize
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British Dictionary definitions for sobeit

sobeit
/ (səʊˈbiːɪt) /

conjunction

archaic provided that

Word Origin for sobeit

C16: from so 1 + be + it : originally three words
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