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Behoof
(gcide) | Behoof \Be*hoof"\, n. [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh?f
advantage, a word implied in beh?fl[imac]c necessary; akin to
Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root
meaning to seize, hence the meanings "to hold, make use of."
See Heave, v. t.]
Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.
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No mean recompense it brings
To your behoof. --Milton.
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BEHOOF
(bouvier) | BEHOOF. As a word of discourse, Signifies need, (egestas, necessitas,
indigentia.) It comes from behoove, (Sax. behoven,) to need or have need of.
In a secondary sense, which is the law sense of the word, it signifies use,
service, profit, advantage, (interesse, opus.) It occurs in conveyances of
land in fee simple.
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BEHOOF
(bouvier) | BEHOOF. As a word of discourse, Signifies need, (egestas, necessitas,
indigentia.) It comes from behoove, (Sax. behoven,) to need or have need of.
In a secondary sense, which is the law sense of the word, it signifies use,
service, profit, advantage, (interesse, opus.) It occurs in conveyances of
land in fee simple.
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