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mansuetude
[ man-swi-tood, -tyood ]
noun
- mildness; gentleness:
the mansuetude of Christian love.
mansuetude
/ ˈmænswɪˌtjuːd /
noun
- archaic.gentleness or mildness
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Origin of mansuetude1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mansuetude1
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Example Sentences
He was positively sheeplike in his mansuetude, whereas I had intended to make him a stern avenger of virtue.
He was rubicund, and his little eyes looked me over with priestly mansuetude.
The system has no room for it; even as it has no room for clemency, mansuetude; forbearance towards the weak.
In any case, the mansuetude of the good emperor was in this respect shielded from all reproach.
It includes, unless the writer has misread it, an element of greater mansuetude and a less perturbed reflectiveness.
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