Obeisance
[oh-bey-suh ns, oh-bee-] /oʊˈbeɪ səns, oʊˈbi-/
noun
1.
a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
2.
deference or homage:
The nobles gave obeisance to the new king.
/əʊˈbeɪsəns; əʊˈbiː-/
noun
1.
an attitude of deference or homage
2.
a gesture expressing obeisance
n.
late 14c., “act or fact of obeying,” from Old French obeissance “obedience, service, feudal duty” (13c.), from obeissant, present participle of obeir “obey,” from Latin oboedire (see obey). Sense in English altered late 14c. to “bending or prostration of the body as a gesture of submission or respect” by confusion with abaisance. Related: Obeisant.
homage or reverence to any one (Gen. 37:7; 43:28).
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