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complacentia

complacentia , pleasure, gratification, approval. b source of pleasure, embellishment. 1241 cum ‥ liti cesserit ‥ propter reverendam regie majestatis ~iam Ad. Marsh Ep. 76 p. 186; ut animus preveniretur quadam suavitate ~ie Bacon Tert. 68; 1388 in quo nobis facietis ~iam specialem Reg. Moray 352; 1417 nobis in hoc graciam et †complaciam [? l. complacenciam] exhibentes singulares (Lit. Magistri Teuton.) Foed. IX 508b; 1458 ad nostram complicenciam requirend’ (TreatyR) Ib. XI 413b; 1495 debitam justicie administracionem ad Dei ~iam eis ‥ ministrari volentes RScot 515a.  b 1328 si inter eos vix adhuc audeat quis de quacumque re loqui nisi totus sermo ~iis adornetur Conc. II 550b.

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