benignite
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- benygnete, benygnetee, benygnite, benygnitee, benygnyte, benygnytee, benyngnete, benyngnite, benyngnitee, benyngnyte, benyngnytee
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French benignite, from Latin benignitās; equivalent to benigne + -ite.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
benignite (uncountable)
- Kindness, mildness, good will.
- (rare) A kind or good act.
- (rare) A benefit or advantage.
- (rare) A term of address.
Descendants edit
- English: benignity
References edit
- “benī̆gnitẹ̄, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.