Thesaurus: obeisance

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1. n. Obedience.
2. n. A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.
3. n. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
4. n. the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
5. 1. Obedience. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy. Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king. 1 Kings i. 16.
6. n:100 n bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting n the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person