meekness

noun

Etymology: From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness.

1. The state or quality of being meek.

   “But thou, O man of God, flie these things; and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, loue, patience, meekenesse.”

   “Nor could Pym fail to notice that his old friend in rendering account of himself assumed the familiar meekness of the displaced person in the presence of his betters.”