Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Benison

Benison ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Old English beneysun, benesoun, Old French benei{not transcribed}un, beneison, from Latin benedictio, from benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and compare Benediction.]

Blessing; beatitude; benediction. — Shakespeare
More precious than the benison of friends. — Talfourd