assentation

[as-en-tey-shuhn]

noun

1. the practice of assenting readily, especially obsequiously.

assentation

/ ˌæsɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. servile or hypocritical agreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of assentation¹

First recorded in 1475–85, assentation is from the Latin word assentātiōn- (stem of assentātiō ). See assent, -ation