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mansuetude
man·sue·tude [ mánsswə td ]


noun 
Definition:
 
gentleness: a meek or gentle attitude or behavior ( archaic )

[14th century. Via French or directly < Latin mansuetudo< mansuetus "tame," literally "accustomed to the hand" < suescere "accustom"]
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