Definition of "bene"

bene¹

/biːn/

noun
plural benes
1. (now chiefly dialectal) A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
  Quotations
  What is good for a bootless bene?
  1815, William Wordsworth, The Force of Prayer

bene²

noun
uncountable
1. Alternative form of benne (“sesame”)

bene³

adjective
comparative benar, superlative benat
1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Good.
  Quotations
  Egad, you carry a bene blink aloft. Come to the ken alone—no! my blowen; did not I tell you I should bring a pater cove, to chop up the whiners for Dawson?
  1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman‎, page 383
noun
plural benes
1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Tongue.