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

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)

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

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