benignancy|bɪˈnɪgnənsɪ| [f. benign-ant: see -ancy.] Benignant quality or manner. 1876Geo. Eliot Dan. Der. IV. lxx. 364 M's eyes..dwelt on the scene with the cherishing benignancy of a spirit.1881Blackw. Mag. CXXIX. 186 Abraham regarded him with an expression of imperturbable benignancy.