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obeisance

[ oh-bey-suhns, oh-bee- ]

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.



obeisance

/ 蓹蕣藞be瑟s蓹ns; 蓹蕣藞bi藧- /

noun

  1. an attitude of deference or homage
  2. a gesture expressing obeisance
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辞藞产别颈蝉补苍迟, adjective
  • 辞藞产别颈蝉补苍迟ly, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞路产别颈顎僺补苍迟 adjective
  • 辞路产别颈顎僺补苍迟路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obeisance1

1325鈥75; Middle English obeisaunce < Middle French obeissance, derivative of Old French obeissant, present participle of obeir to obey; -ance
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obeisance1

C14: from Old French 辞产茅颈蝉蝉补苍迟, present participle of 辞产茅颈谤 to obey
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But the demands for obeisance from everyone around him, foreign and domestic, aren't new.

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They were flesh-and-blood human beings, fallible like all of us, and nowhere were these imperfections more apparent than in their obeisance to neoliberalism 鈥 that is, free-market capitalism.

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But 鈥淪aturday Night鈥 and the 鈥淕hostbusters鈥 reboots show an obeisance to his father鈥檚 legacy that represents a step backward.

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But its apparent obeisance to a few thousand of America's wealthiest producers in the commodity crop business, while cutting food aid and conservation funding, has also drawn criticism from both left and right.

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The 鈥淧uja鈥 ceremony required participants to 鈥渕ake obeisance鈥 to one of the Hindu deities and invite those deities 鈥渢o channel their powers through those present鈥 for the ceremonies, the news release said.

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