The word for today is…
albeit (conj) – Even though; although; notwithstanding.
(This is the first conjunction I’ve listed since January 2015).
And a conjunction is:
Abbreviated as (conj) (Grammar)
(a) The part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
(b) Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as and, but, as, and because.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Albeit dates to the 14th century and comes from a Middle English word meaning, literally, “all (or completely) though it be.” Its heritage is clear in its pronunciation, which is as though it were three words instead of one: all, be, it. In the early 20th century, albeit was accused of being archaic. That descriptor was never quite accurate; the word had mostly been holding steady at “not-terribly-common” since at least the mid-18th century. When albeit began to see a marked increase in use in the mid-20th century, several usage commentators proclaimed that it was making a comeback, and its “archaic” descriptor was fully recognized as no longer apt.
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