benignant

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

benignant
    adj 1: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign
           smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure
           air" [syn: {benign}, {benignant}] [ant: {malign}]
    2: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a
       king to his subjects; "our benignant king" [syn: {benignant},
       {gracious}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Benignant \Be*nig"nant\, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare,
   from L. benignus. See {Benign}.]
   Kind; gracious; favorable. -- {Be*nig"nant*ly}, adv.
   [1913 Webster]