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obeisance
noun
Taking a bow, to show an obedient attitude.
An obedient attitude.
Etymology:
(
term, obeisaunce, , obedience, obeisance, lang=enm
), from (
term, obeíssance, lang=fro
), derived from (
term, obeíssant, , obedient, lang=fro
), participle of (
term, obeír, , to obey, lang=fro
), from Latin (
term, oboedire, lang=la
), (
term, obedire, lang=la
); (
term, ob-, , to, for, lang=la
) + (
term, audire, , to hear, lang=la
).
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