† complaisancyn.
Obsolete. rare.
= complaisance n.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance
humouring1602
complacence1626
obligingness1638
complying1639
compliance1641
complacency1651
complaisance1651
accommodableness1663
obligation1664
complaisancy1710
prevenience1751
compliancy1765
prevenancy1768
prevenance1823
society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy
correspondence1530
suppleness?1570
pliantness1578
appliableness1587
correspondency1587
flexibleness1623
complacence1626
complacency1651
complaisance1651
pliancy1663
compliance1667
compliableness1684
flexibility1703
complaisancy1710
compliancy1765
pliability1768
1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 2. ⁋1 Good Humour and Complaisancy of Manners.
1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master vii. 188 He said, that, at the Presidency, Some people boo with complaisancy.
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