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Lenity

//ˈlɛnɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    leniency, mercy, forgiveness countable, uncountable

    "His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue, And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie."

  2. 2
    mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lénité, from Latin lēnitās.

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