Clement Definition

klĕmənt
adjective
Forbearing; lenient; merciful.
Webster's New World
Mild, as weather.
Webster's New World
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noun
A masculine name: dim. Clem; fem. Clementine, Clementina.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A male given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.
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Origin of Clement

  • From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old French, from Latin clēmēns (of unknown origin).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin clēmēns clēment-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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