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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