obeisance

== English == === Alternative forms === obeisaunce, obeissance, abaisance (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English obeisaunce (“obedience, obeisance”), from Old French obeïssance, derived from obeïssant (“obedient”), participle of obeïr (“to obey”), from Latin oboediō, obēdiō; ob- (“to, for”) + audiō (“to hear”). Cognate with obedience. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈbiː.səns/ (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈbeɪ.səns/, /əˈbeɪ.səns/ (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈbeɪ.səns/, /oʊˈbiː.səns/ Hyphenation: o‧bei‧sance Rhymes: -eɪsəns === Noun === obeisance (countable and uncountable, plural obeisances) Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude. An obedient attitude. ==== Usage notes ==== Usually in the phrases do obeisance or make obeisance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === kiss someone's ring