I got a new pair of socks yesterday, a belated Christmas gift from Kerry in our office. I love them! I got a chance to wear them today, and they were a great big GIANT hit! The socks were the high point of the day. Office, meeting, office, Costco, home.Mansuetude -- Noun: the quality or state of being gentle: meekness, tameness. The Newfoundland ranks high among dog breeds known the their mansuetude and is considered safe as a pet for a family with young children.
Did You Know? Mansuetude was first used in English in the 14th century, and it derives from the Latin mansuescere, which means "to tame." Mansuescere itself comes from the noun manus (meaning "hand") and the verb suescrere ("to accustom" or "to become accustomed"). Unlike manus, which has many English descendents (including manner, emancipate, and manicure, among others), suescrere has only a few English progeny. One of them is desuetude, which means "disuse" and comes to us by way of Latin desuescrere ("to become unaccustomed"). Two others are custom and accustom, which derive via Anglo-French from the Latin consuescrere, meaning "to accustom."
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