Bene

From Middle English bene, from Old English bēn ("prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service"), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz ("supplication"), from Proto-Indo-European *bhā- ("to say, speak"). Cognate with Danish bøn ("prayer"), Swedish bön ("prayer"), Icelandic bæn ("prayer"), Icelandic bón ("request"). Related to ban. See also boon, bee.

Alternative forms

• been dialectal
• ben, beane obsolete

Full definition of bene

Noun

1. (now chiefly dialectal) A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.What is good for a bootless bene? — Wordsworth.

Related terms

• beenship

Noun

1. Alternative form of benne (sesame)----