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howbe

howbe is the alternative form of howbeit.

Meaning of howbeit

Adverb

howbeit (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.
    • I will goe waſh : / And when my Face is faire, you ſhall perceiue / Whether I bluſh, or no : howbeit, I thanke you, / I meane to ſtride your Steed, and at all times / To vnder-creſt your good Addition, / To th’ faireneſſe of my power.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Howbe is the alternative form of howbeit.

Words near howbe in the dictionary

  1. Howat
  2. Howatch
  3. Howatson
  4. howay
  5. howaya
  6. howbe
  7. howbeit
  8. howbout
  9. howcatchem
  10. howcatchems
  11. Howchin

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