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[Noun] | "obei*sance" | \ ō-ˈbē-sᵊn(t)s \
1: a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
2: acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance : homage
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle English obeissance, obeysaunce "obedience, submission, gesture indicating submission," borrowed from Anglo-French obeissaunce, from obeisant "willing to obey" (from present participle of obeir "to submit to the authority of, obey") + -aunce {see: |-ance|-ance} {mat|obey|};
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[Idiom] | "pay obeisance"
1: to show or express great respect (to someone)
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[ "obeisance" ]
1: Humble respect.
* e.g., ... she made a deep obeisance
[ "obeisance" ]
2: A bow or curtsy
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