mitigant (mitigant)

[= F. mitigant = Sp. It. mitigante, It. mitigare = Sp. Pg. mitigar = F. mitiger ), make mild, gentle, soft, or tender, IMG:content-0784.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0785.png:[blocks in formation] This young man, indeed, was mitigatedly monastic. He had a big brown frock and cowl, but he had also a shirt and a pair of shoes. H. James, Jr., Little Tour, p. 125. mitigation (mit-i-ga's hon), n . [ mitigacion , mitigation = Sp . mitigacion =Pg. mitigação = It. mitigazione , mitigatio (n-), soothing, mitigation, mit i gare , mitigate: see mitigate .] The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; alleviation; abatement or diminution of anything harsh, painful, severe, afflictive, calamitous, or the like. But for thi mykel mercy mitigacioun I biseche.