benempt

or be·nempt·ed

[ bih-nempt or bih-nemp-tid ]
/ bɪˈnɛmpt or bɪˈnɛmp tɪd /

verb

past participles of bename.

Words nearby benempt

benefit of clergy, benefit of the doubt, benefit society, benelux, benemid, benempt, benevento, benevolence, benevolent, benevolent and protective order of elks, benevolent sexism

Definition for benempt (2 of 2)

bename
[ bih-neym ]
/ bɪˈneɪm /

verb (used with object), be·named; be·named, be·nempt, or be·nempt·ed; be·nam·ing. Obsolete.

to name; call by name.

Origin of bename

before 1000; Middle English; see be-, name; replacing Old English benemnan; akin to German benennen, Swedish benämna

British Dictionary definitions for benempt (1 of 2)

benempt
/ (bɪˈnɛmpt) /

verb

archaic a past participle of bename

British Dictionary definitions for benempt (2 of 2)

bename
/ (bɪˈneɪm) /

verb -names, -naming, -named, -named or -nempt

an archaic word for name (def. 12)

Word Origin for bename

Old English benemnan; see be-, name