Moderation
Pronunciation : Mod`er*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. moderatio: cf. F. mod?ration.]
Definition : 1. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.
2. The state or quality of being mmoderate. In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Pope.
3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation. The calm and judicious moderation of Orange. Motley.
4. pl.
Defn: The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913