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obeisance
Part of speech: NounA bow, or bend of the knee as an expression of obedience or respect; an act of courtesy or reverence.
Usage examples "obeisance":- Altisidora then, pretending to wipe away her tears with a handkerchief, made an obeisance to her master and mistress and quitted the room. - "The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete", Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
- 7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him, and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. - "The Woman's Bible Part I. Comments on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Part II. Comments on the Old and New Testaments from Joshua to Revelation.", Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
- I repeated my obeisance and left her hurriedly, but she called me back. - "The Home and the World", Rabindranath Tagore.