/man"swi toohd', -tyoohd'/ , n.
mildness; gentleness: the mansuetude of Christian love.
[ 1350-1400; ME mansuetudo tameness, mildness, equiv. to mansue-, base of mansuescere to become tame, mild ( man ( us ) hand + suescere to become accustomed) + -tudo -TUDE ]