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Word of the Day - benison
It is a blessing to love words, even ones like benison.
benison
/ˈbɛnɪz(ə)n//ˈbɛnɪs(ə)n/
noun
literary
A blessing.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French beneiçun, from Latin benedictio (see benediction).
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Barbara loved her husband, dear.
The benefits of marriage, clear.
To their wedlock there's a benison.
Joe always brings home the venison.
Or on Sunday some finger licken'
If he brings home a plump chicken.
Of the sayin' I am certainly makin'
A muck: "Brings home the bacon."
