BENIGNANT
benign, benignant
(adjective) pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; “a benign smile”; “the benign sky”; “the benign influence of pure air”
benignant, gracious
(adjective) characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; “our benignant king”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
benignant (comparative more benignant, superlative most benignant)
(now, rare) Kind; gracious; favorable.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*nig"nant, a. Etym: [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See Benign.]
Definition: Kind; gracious; favorable.
– Be*nig"nant*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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