mansuetude

Meaning

Gentleness, tameness.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈman.swɪ.tjuːd/
Etymology

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

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