Clemency \Clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Clemencies. [L. clementia, fr. clemens mild, calm.]

1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

Great clemency and tender zeal toward their subjects. --Stowe.

They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay.

2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season.

Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy; gentleness; compassion; kindness.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)