Clement Definition
klĕmənt
adjective
Forbearing; lenient; merciful.
Webster's New World
Mild, as weather.
Webster's New World
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noun
A masculine name: dim. Clem; fem. Clementine, Clementina.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A male given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.
Wiktionary
Origin of Clement
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From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”).
From Wiktionary
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From Old French, from Latin clēmēns (of unknown origin).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Latin clēmēns clēment-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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