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MANSUETUDE
Etymology
Noun
mansuetude (countable and uncountable, plural mansuetudes)
(archaic) Gentleness, tameness.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"sue*tude, n. Etym: [L. mansuetudo: cf. F.mansuétude.]
Definition: Tameness; gentleness; mildness. [Archaic]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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