benisons

English

Noun

benisons

  1. plural of benison

Anagrams

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English benysoun, from Old French beneïson, from Latin benedictio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛnɪˈzuːnz/

Noun

benisons

  1. blessings
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 12-14:
      shorne o'lournagh an ee-vilt wi benisons, an yerzel an oure gude Zovereine,
      free from melancholy and full of blessings, for yourself and our good Sovereign,

References
  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116
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