Definition of "ben" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) A prayer; a petition.

preposition

1. (Scotland, Northern England) In, into.

adverb

1. (Scotland, Northern England) Inside.

adjective

1. Inner, interior.

noun

1. (Scotland, Northern England) The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.

noun

1. A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.

2. The winged seed of the ben tree.

3. The oil of the ben seed.

noun

1. (usually capitalized) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).

noun

1. A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.

adjective

1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Alternative spelling of bene; good.

noun

1. (UK, theater, slang, obsolete) A benefit (performance to raise funds).

   • In the Chronicles of the Stage, some curious particulars are given relating to Sir Henry Herbert and the well-known Sir William Davidson, by which we learn, amongst other things, that a “ben” or benefit at Drury Lane, two centuries ago, was worth a hundred pounds.

noun

1. (Ireland) Alternative form of bin.