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com·plai·sance | \ kəm-ˈplā-sᵊn(t)s 
, -zᵊn(t)s; ˌkäm-plā-ˈzan(t)s, -plə-, -ˈzän(t)s \
, -zᵊn(t)s; ˌkäm-plā-ˈzan(t)s, -plə-, -ˈzän(t)s \Definition of complaisance
: disposition to please or comply : affability
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The first known use of complaisance was in 1651
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