Clēm'en-cy, n.

n. [Lat. clementia, from clemens, mild, calm; Fr. clémence, Sp. clemencia, It. clemenza.]

1. Mildness of temper; gentleness or lenity of disposition; disposition to treat with favor and kindness, or to forgive and spare, as offenders; tenderness. “Great clemency and tender zeal toward their subjects.” Stowe.
2. Mildness or softness in respect to the elements; as, the clemency of the season. Dryden.

Syn.—Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy; gentleness; compassion; kindness.