pusillanimitas

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

pŭsillănĭmĭtas, ātis, f. [pusillanimis],

faintheartedness , timidity , pusillanimity (post-class.): spiritus, Vulg. Psa. 54, 8: animi, Lact. de Ira Dei, 5.