Bennaskar.

A wealthy merchant and magician of Delhi, in Ridlay’s Tales of the Genii.

“Like the jeweller of Delhi, in the house of the magician Bennaskar, I at length reached a vaulted room dedicated to secrecy and silence.”—Sir W. Scott.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Benet (French)
Benèvolence
Benevolus
Bengal Tigers
Bengalese
Bengodi
Benicia Boy
Benjamin
Benjamin
Benjamin’s Mess
Bennaskar
Benshie, Benshee
Bent
Benvolio
Beppo
Berchta [the white lady]
Bereans
Berecynthian Hero
Berengarians
Berenice
Berg Folk