
Noah Webster
Sycophancy
SYC'OPHANCY, noun [infra.] Originally, information of the clandestine exportation of figs; hence, mean talebearing; obsequious flattery; servility.
SYC'OPHANCY, noun [infra.] Originally, information of the clandestine exportation of figs; hence, mean talebearing; obsequious flattery; servility.