Latin

Noun

clēmentia f ‎(genitive clēmentiae); first declension

1. mercy, clemency
2. gentleness

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Dutch clementie
• English clemency
• French: clémence
• Old French: clementia (isolated attestation)

References

• clementia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• clementia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “clementia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• clementia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin clementia.

Noun

clementia f ‎(oblique plural clementias, nominative singular clementia, nominative plural clementias)

1. (9th century) clemency; mercy