assentation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of assentation
First recorded in 1475–85, assentation is from the Latin word assentātiōn- (stem of assentātiō ). See assent, -ation
Example Sentences
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With him Placebo justifies his assentation on the ground that lords are better informed than their inferiors.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander
Passively she was about uttering her assentation, when the door of the room was thrown open, and two men entered.
From Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
On the other hand there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John
The decanter flew across and across the table with wonderful rapidity, and the flow of assertion increased with the captain, and that of assentation with his lieutenant.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick
There was an air of assentation and reverence in his demeanour, which, perhaps, grew out of the domestic discipline of his spouse, a buxom dame with the heart of a lioness.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.
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