Boon (bo͞on), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. bōn; akin to Sw. & Dan. bön, AS. bēn, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. √86. See 2d Ban, Bounty.] 1. A prayer or petition.
For which to God he made so many an idle boon.
Spenser.
2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.
Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above.
James i. 17 (Rev. Ver.).