Monday, July 01, 2013

Today's words (second added)

lenitive \LEN-uh-tiv\ - alleviating pain or harshness : soothing
Just as new to me as this word was the write-up's revelation that "lenient" originally meant "relieving pain or stress," from which it took on its common meaning today.
suzerain \SUE-za-rin\ - 1. a superior feudal lord to whom fealty is due : overlord   2. a dominant state controlling the foreign relations of a vassal state but allowing it sovereign authority in its internal affairs
From today's Dictionary Devil.

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