Etymology

morigeration

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Today it means: Servile acquiescence; unqualified sycophancy towards a bully or a tyrant. Full definition →

First used 1605Medieval Latin mōrigerātiō
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed frommōrigerātiō
  2. English todaymorigeration

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1605 Servile acquiescence; unqualified sycophancy towards a bully or a tyrant.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.