Meaning & use
behoof
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Archaic or legal term meaning benefit, advantage, or use, typically in the phrase "for the behoof of."
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The trustee managed the estate for the behoof of the children.
The land was set aside for the behoof of the whole village.
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"Behoof" survives mainly in legal documents and formal or archaic writing, rarely appearing in everyday speech.
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