benignity

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BENIG'NITY, noun Goodness of disposition or heart; kindness of nature; graciousness. 1. Actual goodness; beneficence. 2. Salubrity; wholesome quality; or that which tends to promote health.
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