leniment

English

Etymology

From Latin lenimentum. Compare Old French leniment. See lenient.

Noun

leniment (plural leniments)

1. (obsolete) Something that soothes; a sedative or comforter.

References

• “leniment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.