o·bei·sance
ōˈbāsəns,əˈbāsəns,ōˈbēsəns,əˈbēsns/
noun
- deferential respect.
"they paid obeisance to the prince"
synonyms: respect, homage, worship, adoration, reverence, veneration, honor, submission, deference
"he made a very formal, elaborate gesture of obeisance"- a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy.plural noun: obeisances
"she made a deep obeisance"
synonyms: bow, curtsy, bob, genuflection, salaam;
historicalkowtow"he made a half-bow, half-curtsy, a sort of unisex obeisance"
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