mansuetude
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prettygoodwordmansuetude (MAN-swi-tood) - n., mildness, gentleness, tameness.
And none of those marriage jokes, 'k? In use since the 14th century, from Latin (either directly or through Middle French mansuetude) mansuētūdō, from mansuētus, past participle of mansuēscere, to make tame by handling, from manus, hand + suescēre, to train, accustom, habituate.
---L.
And none of those marriage jokes, 'k? In use since the 14th century, from Latin (either directly or through Middle French mansuetude) mansuētūdō, from mansuētus, past participle of mansuēscere, to make tame by handling, from manus, hand + suescēre, to train, accustom, habituate.
---L.
