sycophantia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

sȳcŏphantī̆a (sūc-), ae, f., = συκοφαντία,

craft , cunning , deceit; sing. : sucophantia atque doli, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 70; id. Poen. 3, 3, 41; id. Mil. 3, 1, 172. — Plur. , Plaut. As. 1, 1, 56; 3, 2, 2; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 88; id. Ps. 1, 5, 159; id. Pers. 2, 5, 24.