The story
- Latin · derived fromlēn(iō)“to soften, soothe”
- English todaylenience
From Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”) -i- + -ence, from lēnis (“soft”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lenience
Today it means: Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. Full definition →
Latin lēn(iō)