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Benjaminite

American  
[ben-juh-muh-nahyt] / ˈbɛn dʒə məˌnaɪt /
Also Benjamite

noun

  1. a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

Etymology

Origin of Benjaminite

First recorded in 1605–15; Benjamin + -ite 1

Example Sentences

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Nor was their expectation disappointed in the young Benjaminite, so far as courage and zeal were required in conducting the affairs of war.

From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael

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