Which of these words means “meekness” or “gentleness”?
A) Consuetude B) Desuetude C) Hebetude D) Mansuetude ü
Consuetude means “a custom” (to which the Concise Oxford Dictionary adds, “especially one having legal force in Scotland”); desuetude means “a state of disuse”; and hebetude means “dullness”.