Etymology

clemency

clem·en·cy
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Today it means: The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing. Full definition →

Middle English clemency ← Latin clēmentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromclēmentia
  2. Middle English · inherited fromclemency
  3. English todayclemency

From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia. Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin.

Words from the same roots

Latinclēmentia all →

clemence

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