Definition of "ben"

(obsolete) A prayer; a petition.

(Scotland, Northern England) In, into.  quotations  examples

(Scotland, Northern England) Inside.  examples

Inner, interior.  examples

(Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).  examples

A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.  examples

The winged seed of the ben tree.  examples

The oil of the ben seed.  examples

(usually capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).  examples

A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.  examples

(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Alternative spelling of bene; good.  quotations

(UK, theater, slang, obsolete) A benefit (performance to raise funds).  quotations