Definition of obeisances Obeisances
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What does obeisances mean?
Wiktionary 
- obeisances (Noun)
Plural of obeisance.
Part of speech
🔤- obeisances, noun, plural of obeisance.
WordNet
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| obeisance - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting | ||
| bow, bowing | ||
| reverence an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) | ||
| gesture, motion motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling | ||
| genuflection, genuflexion the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence | ||
| kotow, kowtow a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission | ||
| scraping, scrape (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis" | ||
| obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | ||
| obedience | ||
| noncompliance, disobedience the failure to obey | ||
| compliance, submission the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- obeisance (n.)
Obedience. - obeisance (n.)
A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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obeisance
ō-bā′sans, or ō-bē′sans, n. obedience: a bow or act of reverence: an expression of respect.—adj. Obē′isant. [Fr.,—obéir—L. obedīre, to obey.]
Part of speech
🔤- obeisance, noun, singular of obeisances.
