howbeit /haʊˈbiː.ɪt/adverb 1conjunction 1 adverb1 •(no longer used) Be that as it may; nevertheless.Howbeit, then when ye knew not God, yee did seruice vnto them which by nature are no Gods. — 1611 conjunction1 •(no longer used) Although.Howbeit we have not yet been able to overtake young Madam, we may account it some good fortune, that we have hitherto traced her course aright. — 1749
