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noun 
  1. Taking a bow, to show an obedient attitude.
  2. 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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