homage

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in /-ɑːʒ/ and with silent h are due to confusion with the nearly synonymous doublet hommage, which is indeed pronounced /oʊˈmɑːʒ/. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈhɒmɑːʒ/, /ɒˈmɑːʒ/ (General American) enPR: (h)ŏmʹĭj, ō-mäjʹ, ŏ-mäjʹ, IPA(key): /ˈ(h)ɑmɪd͡ʒ/, /oʊˈmɑʒ/, /ɑˈmɑʒ/ Rhymes: -ɪdʒ, -ɑːʒ Hyphenation: hom‧age === Noun === homage (countable and uncountable, plural homages) (countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death. Synonyms: salute, tribute Antonym: insult (countable) An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. 2002, Kevin Williamson, Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 6.01) He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen. (historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights. Synonym: (obsolete) manred ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in the construction pay homage to. Because of the different pronunciations, homage is sometimes preceded by the article a and sometimes by an. Recently, the pronunciation /oʊˈmɑːʒ/ has been introduced from French for sense 2; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling. ==== Derived terms ==== homager lip homage pay homage to ==== Translations ==== === Verb === homage (third-person singular simple present homages, present participle homaging, simple past and past participle homaged) (transitive, obsolete) To pay reverence to by external action. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to pay homage. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “homage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “homage”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Homage (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ohmage == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hommage, omage, umage === Etymology === From Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔmˈaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /umˈaːd͡ʒ(ə)/ === Noun === homage (plural homages) An oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their vassal; a pledge of allegiance. Money given to a liege by a vassal or the privilege of collecting such money. A demonstration of respect or honor towards an individual (including prayer). (rare) Membership in an organised religion or belief system. (rare) The totality of a feudal lord's subjects when collected. ==== Related terms ==== homager ==== Descendants ==== English: homage Scots: homage → Irish: ómós === References === “homāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 April 2019. == Old French == === Alternative forms === hommage, honmage, humage === Etymology === Calque of Medieval Latin homināticum. By surface analysis, home +‎ -age. === Noun === homage oblique singular, m (oblique plural homages, nominative singular homages, nominative plural homage) oath; pledge ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: homage French: hommage → Romanian: omagiu → Italian: omaggio → Middle Dutch: homagie Dutch: homage → Middle English: homage, hommage, omage, umageEnglish: homageScots: homage→ Irish: ómós → Sicilian: omaggiu === See also === loiauté vasselage