Benison (&unr_;), n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneï&unr_;un, beneïson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction.] Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak.
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More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd.
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