Benison

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

benison
    n 1: a spoken blessing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Benison \Ben"i*son\, n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF.
   bene["i]?un, bene["i]son, 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.
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         More precious than the benison of friends. --Talfourd.
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