lenity

noun /ˈlɛnɪti/

1. leniency, mercy, forgiveness

   countable, uncountable

   And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie.

   His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue,

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French lénité, from Latin lēnitās (whence -ity), from lēnis (“soft”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry lenity (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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