Obeisance

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.1.1 Usage 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

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)

1. taking a bow, to show an obedient attitude
2. an obedient attitude