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Definition of "howbeit" []

  • Be that as it may; nevertheless. (adverb)
  • Obsolete Although. (conjunction)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "howbeit" in a sentence
  • "Compare Note, see on [2545] 1Co 10: 5, "with the majority of them God was displeased." howbeit -- "Nay (why need I put the question?), was it not all that came out of Egypt?""
  • "The 'howbeit' of verse 22 is more than a compensation for all the wretchedness."
  • "And the Lord said unto Samuel: Now therefore hearken unto their voice; howbeit thou shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them."