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assentient

British  
/ əˈsɛnʃɪənt /

adjective

  1. approving or agreeing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who assents

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Plenty of accommodation in her," continued Hilton.—Another negative shake from Nicholas, and assentient nod from Newton.

From Newton Forster by Marryat, Frederick

In respect to the sympathies of action, which produce or constitute fever with debility, the system may be divided into certain provinces, which are assentient or opposite to each other.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The latter looked up inquiringly at him, as if expecting an assentient answer.

From Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle by Hausrath, Adolf

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