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† aˈttemperance Obs. Also 4–6 -peraunce, 6 -praunce, atemperance. [a. OF. atemprance, f. atemprer: see attemper and -ance.] 1. Temperance, moderation.
c1386Chaucer Pars. T. ⁋759 Attemperaunce, that holdith the mene in alle thinges. a1450Knt. de la Tour (1868) 131 Of so noble attemperaunce, that she kepte her husbonde..oute of wrathe. 1560J. Daus tr. Sleidane's Comm. 60 a, These people handled the matter with more attempraunce. 2. = attemperament.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. iv. vi. 144 Þis attemperaunce noryssiþ and brynggeþ furþe al þinge þat brediþ lyfe in þis worlde. 1555Fardle Facions i. ii. 33 Through the attemperaunce of that moysture and heate. 3. The blending or attuning of sounds, harmony.
1481Caxton Myrr. i. xii. 37 Of this science of musyque cometh alle attemperaunce. 4. Temperament, natural constitution.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. iv. vi. 138 As men were wont to demen or speken of complexiouns and attemperaunces of bodies. Ibid. Þe leche þat knoweþ þe manere and þe attemperaunce of heele and of maladie. |