Arts . . . attempered to the lyre.
Pope.
This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking its place.
At*tem"per*a*ment (&?;), n. [OF. attemprement.] A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.
At*tem"per*ance (&?;), n. [Cf. OF. atemprance.] Temperance; attemperament. [Obs.] Chaucer.
At*tem"per*ate (&?;), a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See Attemper.] Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise.
Hammond.