MALEV'OLENCE, noun [Latin malevolentia; malum, evil, and volens, volo, to will.] Ill will, personal hatred; evil disposition towards another; enmity of heart; inclination to injure others. It expresses less than malignity.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.