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