dignation

dignation
noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English dignacion, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French dignation, from Latin dignation-, dignatio, from dignatus (past participle of dignare, dignari to consider worthy, deign) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at deign
obsolete : the act of showing esteem especially to an inferior : condescension

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