howbeit

adv.
Be that as it may; nevertheless.

conj.
Obsolete. Although.

(hou-BEE-it)

adverb
Nevertheless.
Conjunction
Although.

Etymology
Originally from the expression 'how be it' (however it may be)

Two cousins of this word are sobeit (provided that; if) and albeit (although it be). Only albeit remains in wider currency.

Usage
"An obscure point about this pact, howbeit a very critical concern, is that the diseases it intends to fight exist in poor countries, mostly in Africa, whereas the generic drugs to fight them with are manufactured elsewhere." — E. Ablorh-Odjidja; World Trade, the Next Round; Accra Mail (Ghana); Sep 9, 2003.

"But Elton's pride was creaturely, howbeit that of an extraordinary creature; it was a creature's naked claim on the right to respect itself, a claim that no creature's life could of itself invariably support." — Wendell Berry; A Jonquil for Mary Penn; The Atlantic (Boston); Feb 1992.

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