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Complete Definition of "mansuetude"

English

Etymology
Old French mansuétude or Latin mansuetudo, from manus �hand� + suetus �accustomed�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'mænswɪtju:d/

Noun
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  1. archaic gentleness, meekness

#:*1972, Quo me rapis? Quo indeed. My whole conduct, meekness, mansuetude, voluntary abasement, astonishes me. � Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain

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