benison Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a spoken blessing

WordNet

Ben"i*son noun
Etymology
OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneïun, beneïson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction.
Definitions
  1. Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak.
    More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd.

Webster 1913