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morigeration

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1659 September 3, John Evelyn, letter to Robert Boyle that fond morigeration to the mistaken customs of the age

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History

Etymology

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