morigeration

noun

1. Servile acquiescence; unqualified sycophancy towards a bully or a tyrant.

   uncountable

   Not that I can taxe or condemne the morigeration or application of learned men to men in fortune.

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin mōrigerātiō. Compare Middle English morigeracioun (“character or nature”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry morigeration (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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