Dictionary

condescendence en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.
2. (countable, qualifier:Scots law, uncountable) An articulate statement annexed to a summons, setting forth the allegations in fact upon which an action is founded.

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Synonyms

condescension (the act of condescending)