Word of the Day - Acquiescence

Acquiescence
[Noun]

PRONUNCIATION:
(ak-wee-ES-uhns)

MEANING:
1. The act or condition of giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance.
2. Law: Such neglect to take legal proceedings for such a long time as to imply the abandonment of a right.

ETYMOLOGY:
1610s, from M.Fr. acquiescer (16c.), from L. acquiescere "to become quiet, remain at rest," thus "be satisfied with," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + quiescere "to become quiet," from quies (gen. quietis) "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).

QUOTE WITH THE WORD:
"The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination." - Robert Frost

The word must be realy special for u now lol

Lol, someone commented on my poem saying they didn't know what the word means, so I thought - hey perfect! Word of the day :)

Lol well good thinking