benignite
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- benygnete, benygnetee, benygnite, benygnitee, benygnyte, benygnytee, benyngnete, benyngnite, benyngnitee, benyngnyte, benyngnytee
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French benignite, from Latin benignitās; equivalent to benigne + -ite.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
benignite (uncountable)
- Kindness, mildness, good will.
- (rare) A kind or good act.
- (rare) A benefit or advantage.
- (rare) A term of address.
Descendants[edit]
- English: benignity
References[edit]
- “benī̆gnitẹ̄, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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