What is the Latin word for good-will?

The usual Latin words for “good-will” are benevolentia, ūtor, commendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“good-will” in Latin

benevolentiakindness ūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encounter commendōto commend, entrust to, commit; to recommend

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

good-will

benevolentia. [Vid: KINDNESS.]

To buy the good-will of (a retiring tradesman), etc., *pretio soluto paciscor ab aliquo, ut me emtoribus suis (or iis, qui ejus opera, utantur, if an artizan) commendet. To give anybody one’s good-will, *aliquem emptoribus meis (or iis, qui opera mea utuntur) commendo.

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What is the Latin word for good-will?: The usual Latin words for “good-will” are benevolentia, ūtor, commendō. 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.