Definition of benes:
(n) :
(now chiefly dialectal) A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
(adj) :
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Good.
(n) :
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Tongue.
(n) :
A surname.
(v) :
Misspelling of been. [(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.]
(n) :
(food) Abbreviation of eggs Benedict, an egg dish [(originally US) A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.]