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Serenité, n. Also: serenyté, serenitie. [OF serenite (14th c. in Larousse), L. serēnitāt-; cf. e.m.E. serenyte (1538); Serene adj.] Serenity.

1. Calm, fair weather; clearness of air and sky. c1420 Wynt. iv 1640.
The neyst tyme that thai mycht se A day set in serenyte 1531 Bell. Boece II 210.
The wedder changit to maist serenite

2. A title of honour applied to monarchs. c1450-2 Howlat 379 (A).
The souerane signe … That seruit his serenite euer seruabile 1477 Cal. Doc. IV 414.
In al materis committit to him be youre serenite 1483 Acta Conc. II cxxxii.
All males [etc.] … to be … joisit be hir [sc. the queen] efter the form of the gift made to hir serenite 1491 Acta Conc. I 205/1.
Beseking herefor maist humily ȝour serenite and lordschippis 1596 Dalr. I 296/20.
Sum sygne … of the bentnes of my mynd, and vehement luue to ȝour serenitie