leniencyn.

Brit.

/ˈliːnɪənsi/, U.S.

/ˈliniənsi/

Etymology: < lenient adj. and n.: see -ency suffix.

The quality of being lenient.

ΘΚΠ

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

neshc1175

moderation?a1425

favourc1460

easiness1483

favourableness1545

lightness1611

grace1660

leniency1780

lenience1796

1780 F. Burney Let. 9 June in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 177 After all the lenity & forbearance of the ministry.

1794 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) I. 71 All the fellows tried to persuade the Master to greater leniency, but in vain.

1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. ix. 392 No leniency towards him could appease his resentment.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. iii. 38 Leniency to malefactors..was cruelty to the good and peaceable subjects.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leniency
释义	leniencyn. Brit. /ˈliːnɪənsi/, U.S. /ˈliniənsi/ Etymology: < lenient adj. and n.: see -ency suffix. The quality of being lenient. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > leniency neshc1175 moderation?a1425 favourc1460 easiness1483 favourableness1545 lightness1611 grace1660 leniency1780 lenience1796 1780 F. Burney Let. 9 June in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 177 After all the lenity & forbearance of the ministry. 1794 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) I. 71 All the fellows tried to persuade the Master to greater leniency, but in vain. 1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. ix. 392 No leniency towards him could appease his resentment. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. iii. 38 Leniency to malefactors..was cruelty to the good and peaceable subjects. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780
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