assentation (a sent ash on)

[L. a entatio(n-), flattery, servile a ent, It is a fearful presage of ruin when the prophets conspire in a entation . Bp. Hall , Death of Ahab. Words smooth and sweeter-sounded are to be used, rather than rough or harsh, as adore for worship, a en tation for flattery. Instructions for Oratory (1682), p. 25. a