Be*nign"ly (&?;), adv. In a benign manner.
Be*nim" (&?;), v. t. [AS. beniman. See Benumb, and cf. Nim.] To take away. [Obs.]
Ire . . . benimeth the man fro God.
Chaucer.
Ben"i*son (&?;), n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneï&?;un, beneïson, 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.
More precious than the benison of friends.
Talfourd.
||Bé*ni"tier` (&?;), n. [F., fr. bénir to bless.] (R. C. Ch.) A holy-water stoup. Shipley.
Ben"ja*min (&?;), n. [Corrupted from benzoin.] See Benzoin.