English[edit] Various varieties[edit] Etymology[edit] From Center English beeste, beste, from Previous French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia. Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] beast (plural beasts) Any animal apart from a human; often solely utilized to land vertebrates, particularly giant or harmful four-footed ones. 1611, “Leviticus 11:3”, in King James Model[1]: […]
