temperance
tem.per.ance \'tem-p(*-)r*n(t)s, -p*rn(t)s\ n [ME, fr. L temperantia, fr. temperant-, temperans, prp. of often attrib Xtemperare to moderate, be moderate 1a: moderation in action, thought, or feeling : RESTRAINT 1b: habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions : SELF-CONTROL; specif : moderation in or abstinence from the use of intoxicating drink : SOBRIETY obs 2: TEMPERATENESS