bene

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bene \Be"ne\, n. [AS. b[=e]n.]
   A prayer; boon. [Archaic]
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         What is good for a bootless bene ?       --Wordsworth.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bene \Bene\, Ben \Ben\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
   A hoglike mammal of New Guinea ({Porcula papuensis}).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bene \Ben"e\, n. (Bot.)
   See {Benne}.
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