Definition/Meaning of howbeit

• English - Conjunction: howbeit ( archaic ) Although . 1749 , Henry Fielding , Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, page 424, Howbeit we have not yet been able to overtake young madam , we may account it some good fortune that we have hitherto traced her course aright . Translations
• English - Adverb: howbeit ( not comparable ) ( archaic ) Be that as it may; nevertheless . 1607 , William Shakespeare , Coriolanus , act 1 , sc . 9 , I will go wash; And when my face is fair , you shall perceive Whether I blush or no: howbeit , I thank you . 1871 Dante Gabriel Rossetti , Through Death to Love , lines 7-10: Our hearts discern wild images of Death , Shadows and shoals that edge eternity . Howbeit…
• English - Etymology: From how + be + it .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /haʊˈbiː.ɪt/