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Definition: BEHOOF

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Behoof" is a common misspelling or typo for: behooved, behooves, behoofs, be hoof, behoove.

Date "Behoof" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Specialty Definition: BEHOOF

Domain Definition
Law 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. (references)

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Definition: BEHOOF

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BEHOOF" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Specialty Definition: BEHOOF

DomainDefinition
LawBEHOOF. 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. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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