condescendence
Meanings
Plural: condescendences
Noun
- The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.
- An articulate statement annexed to a summons, setting forth the allegations in fact upon which an action is founded.
Origin / Etymology
From French condescendance, from condescendre, from Late Latin condescendere (“to let oneself down, stoop, condescend”), from Latin com- (“together”) + descendere (“to come down”). See condescend.
Synonyms
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