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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Complaisance; prepossessing disposition or appearance; obliging manner.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., by way of favour or courtesy; obligingness.

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