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Date "HOWBEIT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Howbeit \How*be"it\, conj. [How be it.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: HOWBEIT

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Noah Webster [Adverb] Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; but; however.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary1: [Adverb] (archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless. 1607, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, act I sc ix. I will go wash; And when my face is fair, you shall perceive Whether I blush or no: howbeit, I thank you. (references)
 2: [Conjunction] (archaic) Although. (references)

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