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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLEMENCE

CLEMENCE Clem "ence, n.

 

Defn: Clemency. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Clemenceau, Georges

Cle men ceau, Georges |ˌklemənˈsō, ˌklāˌmäNˈsō ˌkleɪmɑnˈsoʊ | (1841 –1929 ), French statesman, prime minister 1906 –09 and 1917 –20; full name Georges Eugène Benjamin Clemenceau. At the Versailles peace talks he pushed hard for a punitive settlement with Germany, but failed to obtain all that he demanded.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Clemenceau, Georges

Clemenceau, Georges |ˈklɛmənsəʊ, French klɛmɑ̃səɔ | (1841 –1929 ), French statesman, Prime Minister 1906 –9 and 1917 –20; full name Georges Eugène Benjamin Clemenceau. At the Versailles peace talks he pushed hard for a punitive settlement with Germany.

 

French Dictionary

clémence

clémence n. f. nom féminin Vertu qui consiste à pardonner. : Le juge a fait preuve de clémence et n ’a imposé qu ’une amende à l ’accusé. SYNONYME indulgence . ANTONYME sévérité .