benignity

[ bih-nig-ni-tee ]

/ bɪˈnɪg nɪ ti /

the quality of being benign; kindness.

Archaic. a good deed or favor; an instance of kindness: benignities born of selfless devotion.

Origin of benignity

1325–75; Middle English benignite < Middle French < Latin benignitās. See benign, -ity

un·be·nig·ni·ty, noun, plural un·be·nig·ni·ties.

And so, in his benignity, as in his rectitude and lowliness and purity, he stood in this address attired in Godly piety.

Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; |Clark S. Beardslee
The cardinal's smile had changed from one of benignity to one of guile.

The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series |Rafael Sabatini
Every pause of their cruelty they considered as a return of their natural sentiments of benignity and justice.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12) |Edmund Burke
Then there's Jenkins, why here's a way provided, through the benignity and ubiquity of the law—for at once satisfying this debt.

The Frontiersmen |Gustave Aimard

He swore, and his benignity was eclipsed by wrathful memory.

The Snare |Rafael Sabatini

benignity

/ (bɪˈnɪɡnɪtɪ) /

the quality of being benign; favourable attitude

a kind or gracious act