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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