obeisance
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obeisance
- /əˈbiː.səns/
- /əʊˈbeɪ.səns/ UK
- /əˈbeɪ.səns/ UK
- /oʊˈbeɪ.səns/ US
- /oʊˈbiː.səns/ US
Rhymes with -eɪsəns
Where it comes from
From Middle English obeisaunce (“obedience, obeisance”), from Old French obeïssance, derived from obeïssant (“obedient”), participle of obeïr (“to obey”), from Latin oboediō, obēdiō; ob- (“to, for”) + audiō (“to hear”). Cognate with obedience.
noun obeisances · obeisaunce · obeissance · abaisance
- Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude. In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore; / Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
- An obedient attitude.
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noun demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude
| Español | pleitesía |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Verbeugung |
| Русский | ревера́нс reveráns |
noun an obedient attitude
| Deutsch | Ehrerbietung |
|---|---|
| Русский | почте́ние počténije |
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title = {obeisance},
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