assentation

assentation [as-en-tey-shuh n] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. 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 Examples from the Web for assentation Historical Examples of assentation

With him Placebo justifies his assentation on the ground that lords are better informed than their inferiors.

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British Dictionary definitions for assentation assentation noun

1. servile or hypocritical agreement