benignant
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nənt adjective
1.
kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
2.
exerting a good influence; beneficial: the benignant authority of the new president.
3.
Pathology, benign.
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Example sentences
She will recommend the general cause, by the countenance of her voice, and the benignant sympathy of her example.
She will recommend the general cause by the countenance of her voice, and the benignant sympathy of her example.
She will commend the general cause by the countenance of her voice, and the benignant sympathy of her example.
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