English → Latin
“clemency” in Latin
dēmēnsout of one’s mind or senses: mad, raving, insane, crazy; more generally: foolish, reckless, distracted, infatuatedlēniōto soften, soothe; to mollify, assuage, appease, pacifyindulgeōto be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to); to give oneself up (to); to be addicted (to), inclēmēnsmerciful, lenient; mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate; compliant
The English word clemency itself goes back to Latin clēmēns, through clēmentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
clemency
dementia: mamsuetudo (mildness of a private person who does not take vengeance for a mortification suffered; opposed to iracundia, Döderlein’s Synonyms). Sometimes lenitas (gentleness): indulgentia (readiness to overlook). (The words are found in this connection and order). facilitus et elementia (Ter.); clementia mansuetudoque (Cic.); lenitas et clementia (Cic.). To act with clemency, clementia uti: to show clemency to anybody, clementer agere cum aliquo; clementer tractare aliquem; gratiam facere delicti (to pardon a particular crime). With clemency, clementer, leniter, molliter, indulgenter.
Clemency of the weather, clementia (biemis, diei, Col.: caeli, Florus and Luc.), or circumlocution by adj. mitis, lenis, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for clemency?
- The usual Latin words for “clemency” are dēmēns, lēniō, indulgeō; also clēmēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.