Lenity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɛnɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lenity is a noun meaning leniency, mercy, forgiveness.
Meaning
leniency, mercy, forgiveness.
Example Sentences
His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue, And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie.
If his judgment in this case was erroneous, be it remembered it was his own; nor let the narrator be accountable for an excess of lenity and good nature peculiarly characteristic of the man.
In the ſeveral Debates upon this Impeachment, it muſt be confeſſed that his Majeſty gave many marks Of his great Lenity, often urging the Services you had done him, and endeavouring to extenuate your Crimes.
Word Forms
- lenities
Synonyms for lenity
Depending on context, synonyms include leniency, lenience, mildness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lenience, leniency, mildness, clemency, favor, lenient.
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