Definition of Benjamin

1. Noun. Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation.

Exact synonyms: Asa Dulcis, Benzoin, Gum Benjamin, Gum Benzoin
Generic synonyms: Gum Resin

2. Noun. (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel.
Category relationships: Old Testament
Generic synonyms: Patriarch

Definition of Benjamin

1. n. See Benzoin.

2. n. A kind of upper coat for men.

Definition of Benjamin

1. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name) of biblical origin. ¹

2. Proper noun. (biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel. ¹

3. Noun. (US slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of w:U.S. one hundred-dollar bill Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money. ¹

4. Noun. A balsamic resin from the bark of ''Styrax'' trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin. ¹

5. Noun. A type of tree which produces benzoin or has similar properties; specifically, ''Styrax benzoin'', ''Lindera benzoin'', or ''Ficus benjamina''; a benjamin tree. ¹

6. Noun. (context: US slang) (alternative form of Benjamin): a US $100 bill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Benjamin

1. benzoin [n -S] - See also: benzoin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Benjamin

Bengalees
Bengali
Bengalis
Benghal bean
Benghazi
Benghazi Handicap
Bengkulu
Benguela Current
Benin
Benin franc
Beninese
Benioff zone
Benioff zones
Benito
Benito Mussolini
Benjamin (current term)
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin David Goodman
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.
Benjamin Harris
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Benjamin Jonson
Benjamin Jowett
Benjamin Kubelsky
Benjamin Peirce
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker

Literary usage of Benjamin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"GSB FORSTER, ED WARD, the elder (1730- 1812), banker and antiquary, the son of Thomas and brother of Benjamin Forster [qv~\, was born 11 Feb. ..."

2. The Law Reports by Great Britain Court of Chancery, George Wirgman Hemming (1875)
"due from Benjamin on the partnership account, and under the V.-C. If. deed of June, 1866, as was therein contained; and after reciting 1875 that, ..."

3. Art in America by Frederick Fairchild Sherman (1918)
"Benjamin West, who, upon his arrival in England in 1763, became almost at once a ... 2 The Life, Studies and Works of Benjamin West. By John Gait. ..."

4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1907)
"What was the ancestry of Benjamin White, and did he render any military or other ... What was the parentage and ancestry of Benjamin Porter, a Revolutionary ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Avim (Jos., xviii, 23, Benjamin). Some identify it with Hai. Otherwise unknown. Avith (Gen., xxxvi, 35; Edom), perhaps in the neighbourhood of the Jebel ..."

6. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1896)
"Mr. Spooner announced the decease of Benjamin P. Cheney, and moved the appointment of a Committee to prepare an expression of the Society's regard for him. ..."

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