CLEMENCY
clemency, mercifulness, mercy
(noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; “he threw himself on the mercy of the court”
mildness, clemency
(noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clemency (countable and uncountable, plural clemencies)
The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
(legal) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
(now rare) Mildness of weather.
Source: Wiktionary
Clem"en*cy, n.; pl. Clemencies. Etym: [L. clementia, fr. clemens
mild, calm.]
1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of
temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.
Great clemency and tender zeal toward their subjects. Stowe.
They had applied for the royal clemency. Macaulay.
2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the
season.
Syn.
– Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy; gentleness;
compassion; kindness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition