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Noun: sycophancy  si-ku-fun(t)-see or 'sI-ku,fan(t)-see
  1. Fawning obsequiousness
    "The courtier's sycophancy disgusted the more honest advisors"

Derived forms: sycophancies

Type of: obsequiousness, servility, subservience

Encyclopedia: Sycophancy