Assentation
the practice of assenting readily, especially obsequiously.
Historical Examples
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
noun
servile or hypocritical agreement
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