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forgiveness (n.)
Old English
forgiefnes
,
forgifennys
"pardon, forgiveness, indulgence," from past participle of
forgifan
(see
forgive
) +
-ness
. Contracted from
*forgiven-ness
. Middle English also had
forgift
(early 14c.).
