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proleniency

proleniency adjective: in favour of leniency.

Adjective

proleniency (comparative more proleniency, superlative most proleniency)

  1. In favour of leniency.

Forms of proleniency

comparativemore proleniency
superlativemost proleniency

Origin of proleniency

pro- + leniency

Questions about proleniency

What does proleniency mean?
Proleniency means in favour of leniency.
What part of speech is proleniency?
Proleniency is an adjective.

Words near proleniency in the dictionary

  1. prolegomenon
  2. prolegomenous
  3. prolegomenously
  4. prolegs
  5. prolene
  6. proleniency
  7. prolentiviral
  8. prolepses
  9. prolepsis
  10. proleptic
  11. proleptic Julian calendar

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