n. Gentleness of manner; mildness. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mānsuētūdō, from mānsuētus, past participle of mānsuēscere, to tame : manus, hand; see man-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + suēscere, to accustom; see s(w)e- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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