albeit

Definition

Although, despite (it) being.

Etymology

From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”), and thus composed from al (“completely, entirely”) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) + it.

Example Sentences

• "VVho are you? tell me for more certainty, / Albeit Ile ſvveare that I do knovv your tongue."
• "The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men’s mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary."
• "There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs."