clemence

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/ˈklɛməns/

noun

Synonym of clemency.

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clemency
OriginMiddle English clemence ← Old French clemence ← Latin clēmentia →
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Meanings

clemence1

nounclemence (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableSynonym of clemency.

    shew that clemence oft, in things amis

    1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

    Synonyms: clemency

Clemence2

proper nounClemence (plural Clemences)

plural Clemences

  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. A surname originating as a matronymic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of clemency.

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clemency

Origin

clemence · noun

  1. Latinclēmentia
  2. Old Frenchclemence
  3. Middle Englishclemence
  4. Englishclemence

From Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from Latin clēmentia. Doublet of clemency.

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Clemence · proper noun

  1. Latinclēmentia“mercy; mildness”
  2. EnglishClemence

From clemence, from Latin clēmentia (“mercy; mildness”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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