A.Word.A.Day --sobeit

A.Word.A.Day

About | Media | Search | Contact

Home

Today's Word

Yesterday's Word

Archives

FAQ

This week's theme
Unusual conjunctions

This week's words
argal
sobeit
whencesoever
albeit
forwhy

"A delightful, quirky collection"
-The New York Times

A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English

ISBN 978-0471230328
More reviews

Discuss

Feedback

RSS/XML

A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

sobeit

PRONUNCIATION:

(so-BEE-it)

MEANING:

conjunction: Provided that.

ETYMOLOGY:

From so + be + it.

USAGE:

"Not by rough tongues and ready fists
Can you hope to tilt in the modern lists.
The armies of a littler folk
Shall pass you under the victor's yoke,
Sobeit a nation that trains her sons
To ride their horses and point their guns."
Alan Seeger; A Message to America; 1900.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Civilization is the encouragement of differences. -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

We need your help

Help us continue to spread the magic of words to readers everywhere

Donate

Subscriber Services
Awards | Stats | Links | Privacy Policy
Contribute | Advertise