Be·nig'nant adjective [ Late Latin benignans , present participle of benignare , from Latin benignus . See Benign .] Kind; gracious; favorable. -- Be*nig'nant*ly , adverb Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/38
benignant 1. Kind and gracious in behavior or appearance. 2. Favorable; beneficial. 3. Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy; especially, of a king to his subjects. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/898/
kind, esp. to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign. · exerting a good influence; beneficial: the benignant authority of the new president. · benign. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/benignant