• IPA: /haʊˈbiː.ɪt/
• (America)

1. (archaic) Although.

• albeit, much as; see also Thesaurus:even though

howbeit (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Galatians 4:8 ↗:

     Howbeit, then when ye knew not God, yee did ſeruice vnto them which by nature are no Gods.

• be it as it may, even so, however, nonetheless; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless

• albeit

• French: quoi qu'il en soit, néanmoins
• German: gleichwohl
• Russian: те́м не ме́нее