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8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
noun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
noun lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
originFrom lenience + -y, from Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0