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lenity

[len-i-tee] Origin

len·i·ty

[len-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
2.
a lenient act.

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin lēnītās. See lenis, -ty2
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lenity (ˈlɛnɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
the state or quality of being lenient
 
[C16: from Latin lēnitās gentleness, from lēnis soft]

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lenity
1540s, from Fr. lenité or directly from L. lenitatem (nom. lenitas), from lenis "soft, mild" (see lenient).
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