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Middle English
- 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.
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