benison (ˈbɛnɪzənn
;-sənn)
Definitions
noun
- archaic a blessing, esp a spoken one
Word Origin
C13: from Old French beneison , from Latin benedictiōbenedictionUsage examples
When life was a thing of plenty, of benison , instead of loss.
, Lost Children (1994)Nations are already competing for the benison of the Nile, the Jordan, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.
, The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990)