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Obeisance

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Etymology

Middle English obeisaunce "obedience, obeisance", from Old French obeïssance, derived from obeïssant "obedient", participle of obeïr "to obey", from Latin oboedire, obedire; ob- "to, for" + audire "to hear".

Usage

Usually in the phrases do obeisance or make obeisance.

Pronunciation

	IPA	SAMPA
GenAm	/oˈbeɪsəns/	/o"beIs@ns/

Hyphenation: obei·sance
Rhymes: -eɪsəns

Noun

obeisance (plural: obeisances)

Taking a bow, to show an obedient attitude
An obedient attitude

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "obeisance" has two senses:

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