bene-, ben-, beni-

From official [duties] and benefits.

A suspension from a job and the remunerations or pay which come with it.

To win good will.

For the purpose of winning good will.

Punish slowly, do good quickly.

Motto of Henry I (918-936) who forced the dukes of Bavaria and Swabia to recognize his authority. He protected Saxony against the Slavs by building several fortresses and by creating a powerful cavalry which he used to defeat the invading Magyars on the Unstrut River in 933.

He succeeded in annexing the key Carolingian realm of Lorraine to the east Franconian realm. He is regarded as the actual founder of the German Empire.

Kindliness in speech.

1. To praise, commend; then later, to bless, wish well to.
2. As when expressing a wish: Bless you!

1. A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor.
2. Etymology: from Latin benedictus, "blessed", past participle of benedicere, "to bless"; literally, "to speak well of, to praise".

1. The utterance of a blessing; solemn invocation of blessedness upon a person; devout expression of a wish for the happiness, prosperity, or success of a person or enterprise.
2. Blessing carried into practical effect, blessedness; kindly favor, grace.

1. Expressing, or giving, a benediction.
2. Referring to, or in the form of, a benediction.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me Thy statutes.

Motto of Bradfield College, U.K.