What is "benempt"

Bename \Be*name"\, v. t. [p. p. Benamed, Benempt.] To promise; to name. [Obs.]

Benempt \Be*nempt"\, p. p. of Bename.

1. Promised; vowed. [Obs.]
   --Spenser.

2. Named; styled. [Archaic]
   --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] ||

vb. (en-past of bename English), (alternative form of benamed English)

See bename