assentation

[as-en-tey-shuh n]

noun

the practice of assenting readily, especially obsequiously.

Origin of assentation

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

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Historical Examples of assentation

With him Placebo justifies his assentation on the ground that lords are better informed than their inferiors.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1
Alexander Pope

British Dictionary definitions for assentation

assentation

noun

servile or hypocritical agreement

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