mansuetude

man·sue·tude

gentleness; tameness

Origin of mansuetude

Middle English from Classical Latin mansuetudo from past participle of mansuescere, to tame from manus, a hand (see manual) + suescere, to accustom from Indo-European base an unverified form swedh-, custom from source Classical Greek ?thos

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mansuetude

noun

Gentleness of manner; mildness.

Origin of mansuetude

Middle English from Old French from Latin mānsuētūdō from mānsuētus past participle of mānsuēscere to tame manus hand ; see man-² in Indo-European roots. suēscere to accustom ; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(uncountable)

(archaic) Gentleness, tameness.

Origin

Via Middle French mansuetude or directly from Latin mansuÄ“tÅ«dÅ, from mansuÄ“tus, perfect passive participle of mansuÄ“scÅ (“I tame"), from manus (“hand") + suÄ“scÅ (“become accustomed").

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