= attemperament, n.

The action or fact of tempering; mingling or combining in due proportion, adjusting, moderating, modification, toning down, bringing into a…

= temperance, n., as a quality or state, in senses 1 2 3b; esp. moderation. Common in 16th cent.; rare after 1630.

The quality of being well-balanced, or of having elements blended in due proportion.

The action of tempering; qualification.

The action of contemperate, v. (in various senses).

The action of attempering or regulating; suitable modification; spec. in Rhetoric (see quot.)

The action of tempering or moderating the nature of something.

The bringing to a proper temper; mixture in due proportions.

Suitable modification or regulation.

A mixing or blending of elements, esp. in proportion or harmony; combination. Also: correlation; conformity. Cf. contemper, v.