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clemence

/ˈklɛməns/

clemence noun: synonym of clemency.

Noun

clemence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of clemency.
    • shew that clemence oft, in things amis1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    clemency

Proper noun capitalized: Clemence

Clemence (plural Clemences)

  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. A surname originating as a matronymic.

Synonyms of clemence

Forms of clemence

pluralClemences

Origin of clemence

From Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from Latin clēmentia. Doublet of clemency.

From clemence, from Latin clēmentia (“mercy; mildness”).

Questions about clemence

What does clemence mean?
Clemence means synonym of clemency.
What part of speech is clemence?
Clemence can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce clemence?
Clemence is pronounced /ˈklɛməns/.

Words near clemence in the dictionary

  1. clem
  2. clemastine
  3. clematis
  4. clematises
  5. Clemen
  6. clemence
  7. Clemenceau
  8. Clemences
  9. clemencies
  10. clemency
  11. Clemens

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