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Definition of Howbeit
1. conj. Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; although; albeit; yet; but; however.
Definition of Howbeit
1. Conjunction. (obsolete) Although. ¹
2. Adverb. (archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Howbeit
1. nevertheless [adv] - See also: nevertheless
Lexicographical Neighbors of Howbeit
Literary usage of Howbeit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chronicle of Froissart by Jean Froissart (1901)
"howbeit, it was stronge ynough before. The Frenche kynge, CCCXVIII the lorde of
saynt Pee;' and they newly ..."
2. Sermons on Several Occasions by John Wesley (1855)
"The Case of Reason Impartially Considered " Brethren, be not children in
understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men," 1 ..."