noun
also bienvenu byaⁿv(ə)nu̅e̅
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bienvenue, from Middle French, from Old French, from bienvenu welcome (adjective), from bien well (from Latin bene, adverb of bonus good) + venu, past participle of venir to come, from Latin venire — more at bounty , come
1. : welcome — formerly common in English but now usually a conscious borrowing from the French
2. obsolete : a fee demanded of a new workman by his fellows