Ben″i‐son (�), n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneï�un, beneïson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction.] Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak.
More precious than the benison of friends.
Talfourd.