clemencyn.

/ˈklɛmənsi/

Etymology: < Latin clēmentia, noun of state < clēment-em clement adj.: see -ency suffix.

a. Mildness or gentleness of temper, as shown in the exercise of authority or power; mercy, leniency.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > mercy

milceeOE

mildheartnesseOE

oreOE

mildheartlaikc1175

mercya1225

misericordc1230

pitya1250

gracec1300

mildheadc1300

milcefulnessa1333

pietya1350

tree of mercyc1375

miserationa1382

mildc1390

piteousnessa1393

miltha1400

milthnessa1400

blithec1400

mercifulnessc1429

misericordy1479

mildfulness1489

clemence1490

clemency1553

pardon1555

pitifulness1555

milk of human kindnessa1616

mussy1823

mild-heartedness1849

society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > clemency

clemence1490

clemency1553

law1649

1553 Queen Mary I Proclam. Coins in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. v. 8 Her [the Queen's] great and aboundaunte clemencie.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. i. f. 93 To persuade hym of the..clemencie of owre men.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. xvi. 24 A Prince no lesse famous for his clemency then his conquests.

1716 J. Addison Freeholder No. 31 I have stated the true notion of clemency, mercy, compassion, good-nature, humanity, or whatever else it may be called, so far as is consistent with wisdom.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xvi. 584 Clemency..is the standing policy of constitutional governments, as severity is of despotism.

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. xi. 199 Clemency is an act of judgment, but pity disturbs the judgment.

†b. as a title. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun]

yea1225

my Lordc1300

seigniorc1330

squire1382

noblessec1390

lordship1394

grace1423

gentlenessc1425

magnificencec1425

noblenessc1425

greatness1473

worshipc1475

your mightinessa1500

excellency?1533

celsitude1535

altitude1543

Your Honour1551

sublimity1553

excellencea1592

captal1592

gentleperson1597

clemencya1600

gravity1618

grace1625

grandeur1632

eximiousness1648

professorship1656

prince1677

excellenceshipc1716

Graceship1804

seigniorship1823

valiancy1828

your seignorie1829

a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie viii. vii. §4 May it please your clemencies to grant unto him the church of Tusculum.

2. Mildness of weather or climate; opposed to inclemency, severity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [noun] > mildness

kindliness1654

clemency1667

softness1710

mildness1774

balminess1862

1667 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. i. iv. 31 By reason of the clemency of the climate.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 5. ⁋8 The clemency of the weather.

1853 C. Brontë Villette I. xvi. 317 It rained still, and blew; but with more clemency.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	clemency
释义	clemencyn. /ˈklɛmənsi/ Etymology: < Latin clēmentia, noun of state < clēment-em clement adj.: see -ency suffix. 1. a. Mildness or gentleness of temper, as shown in the exercise of authority or power; mercy, leniency. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > mercy milceeOE mildheartnesseOE oreOE mildheartlaikc1175 mercya1225 misericordc1230 pitya1250 gracec1300 mildheadc1300 milcefulnessa1333 pietya1350 tree of mercyc1375 miserationa1382 mildc1390 piteousnessa1393 miltha1400 milthnessa1400 blithec1400 mercifulnessc1429 misericordy1479 mildfulness1489 clemence1490 clemency1553 pardon1555 pitifulness1555 milk of human kindnessa1616 mussy1823 mild-heartedness1849 society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > clemency clemence1490 clemency1553 law1649 1553 Queen Mary I Proclam. Coins in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. v. 8 Her [the Queen's] great and aboundaunte clemencie. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. i. f. 93 To persuade hym of the..clemencie of owre men. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. xvi. 24 A Prince no lesse famous for his clemency then his conquests. 1716 J. Addison Freeholder No. 31 I have stated the true notion of clemency, mercy, compassion, good-nature, humanity, or whatever else it may be called, so far as is consistent with wisdom. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xvi. 584 Clemency..is the standing policy of constitutional governments, as severity is of despotism. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. xi. 199 Clemency is an act of judgment, but pity disturbs the judgment. †b. as a title. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] yea1225 my Lordc1300 seigniorc1330 squire1382 noblessec1390 lordship1394 grace1423 gentlenessc1425 magnificencec1425 noblenessc1425 greatness1473 worshipc1475 your mightinessa1500 excellency?1533 celsitude1535 altitude1543 Your Honour1551 sublimity1553 excellencea1592 captal1592 gentleperson1597 clemencya1600 gravity1618 grace1625 grandeur1632 eximiousness1648 professorship1656 prince1677 excellenceshipc1716 Graceship1804 seigniorship1823 valiancy1828 your seignorie1829 a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie viii. vii. §4 May it please your clemencies to grant unto him the church of Tusculum. 2. Mildness of weather or climate; opposed to inclemency, severity. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [noun] > mildness kindliness1654 clemency1667 softness1710 mildness1774 balminess1862 1667 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. i. iv. 31 By reason of the clemency of the climate. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 5. ⁋8 The clemency of the weather. 1853 C. Brontë Villette I. xvi. 317 It rained still, and blew; but with more clemency. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1553
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