Hyphenation
man·sue·tudePronunciation
Etymology
[ 'man(t)-swi-"tüd, man-'s& ] (noun.) 14th century. Via Middle French mansuetude or directly from Latin mansuētūdō, from mansuētus, perfect passive participle of mansuēscō (“I tame”) manus (“hand”) + suēscō (“become accustomed”).