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sobeit

sobeit conjunction: as long as; given that.

Conjunction

sobeit

  1. (archaic) As long as; given that.
    • But if a Papist priest should be unduly ordained, or forge his own Orders, sobeit the church think him truly ordained, he can do the miracle.1830, Richard Baxter, William Orme, The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter, with a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings, volume 15, London: James Duncan, page 40
    • […] for the German's heart was beating with strong desire to embrace his sister; and the heart of his friend cared little whither he went, sobeit he were not too much alone.1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion: A Romance (fiction), Boston: James R. Osgood, published 1871, page 172

Origin of sobeit

Univerbation of so be it.

Questions about sobeit

What does sobeit mean?
Sobeit means as long as; given that.
What part of speech is sobeit?
Sobeit is a conjunction.

Words near sobeit in the dictionary

  1. Sobczyk
  2. Sobczyks
  3. SoBe
  4. Sobeck
  5. Sobecks
  6. sobeit
  7. Sobek
  8. Sobeks
  9. sobel
  10. Sobel filter
  11. Sobel filters

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