mansuetude

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mansuetude

/ˈman.swɪ.tjuːd/ UK
/mænˈsuət(j)ud/ US

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Via Middle French mansuetude or directly from Latin mansuētūdō, from mansuētus, perfect passive participle of mansuēscō (“to tame”), from manus (“hand”) + suēscō (“become accustomed”).

noun mansuetudes

archaic, countable, uncountable Gentleness, tameness. That I use all mildness or mansuetude in admonishing; the angry passionate correption being rather apt to provoke, than to amend.

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noun gentleness, meekness

Español	caballerosidad
Português	mansuetude, mansidão
Italiano	mansuetudine
Русский	доброду́шие dobrodúšije

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"mansuetude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mansuetude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mansuetude_2026,
  title = {mansuetude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mansuetude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}