condescension

1. (usually uncountable, derogatory) A patronizing attitude or behavior.Examples: "He's a snob of the first water and views the lower orders with infinite condescension."; "Tommy rarely entered the top social stratum where Tyckman moved by right of wealth and ancestry, but he had found the man pleasant and without condescension."; "Jabez rides through the fields on his sleek new horse, watching his neighbors harvest his crops. He shows a certain condescension toward them which is akin to arrogance."derogatoryuncountableusually

2. (archaic, non-derogatory) Courtesy, affability of a superior towards an inferior.archaicuncountableusually