Middle English Dictionary Entry
benature n.
Entry Info
| Forms | benature n. |
| Etymology | OF benitoir |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A vessel for holy water.
Associated quotations
- (1449) Will Brugco in Nichols Illust.132 : To the whych said chirch Y bequeth a gret holy-water stoppe of silver, with a staff benature, the said benature and staff weyng xx nobles in plate and more.