[be.neath] adv [ME benethe, fr. OE beneothan, fr. be- + neothan below; akin to OE nithera nether] (bef. 12c) 1: in or to a lower position: below
2: directly under: underneath
[2]beneath prep (bef. 12c) 1 a: in or to a lower position than: below b: directly under c: at the foot of
2: not suitable to the rank of: unworthy of
3: under the control, pressure, or influence of
4: concealed by: under the guise of "a warm heart ~ a gruff manner"