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Webster 1913 Edition
Benison
Ben′i-son
,Noun.
[OE.
beneysun
, benesoun
, OF. beneï[GREEK]un
, beneïson
, fr. L. benedictio
, fr. benedicere
to bless; bene
(adv. of bonus
good) + dicere
to say. See Bounty
, and Diction
, and cf. Benediction
.] Blessing; beatitude; benediction.
Shak.
More precious than the
benison
of friends. Talfourd.
Webster 1828 Edition
Benison
BEN'ISON
,Noun.