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o⋅bei⋅sance
[oh-bey-suh
ns, 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. |
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| o·bei·sance (ō-bā'səns, ō-bē'-) n.
[Middle English obeisaunce, from Old French obeissance, from obeissant, present participle of obeir, to obey; see obey.] o·bei'sant adj. |
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Obeisance
O*bei"sance\, n. [F. ob['e]issance obedience, fr. ob['e]issant. See Obey, and cf. Obedience, Abaisance.]1. Obedience. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy. Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king. --1 Kings i. 16.
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obeisance
c.1374, "act or fact of obeying," from O.Fr. obeissance "obedience," from obeissant, prp. of obeir "obey," from L. oboedire (see obey). Sense in Eng. alt. late 14c. to "bending or prostration of the body as a gesture of submission or respect" by confusion with abaisance.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Obeisance
homage or reverence to any one (Gen. 37:7; 43:28).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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