attemperance

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noun

temperance; temperament

OriginMiddle English attemprance ← Old French atemprance →
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Meanings

nounattemperance (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountabletemperance; temperament

Origin

  1. Old Frenchatemprance
  2. Middle Englishattemprance
  3. Englishattemperance

From Middle English attemprance, from Old French atemprance.

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APA

attemperance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemperance

MLA

“attemperance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemperance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attemperance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemperance.

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