benignant

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /bəˈnɪɡnənt/

Adjective

benignant

1. (now, rare) Kind; gracious; favorable.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 417:

     Here Nature appears in her richest attire, and Art, dressed with the modestest simplicity, attends her benignant mistress.

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