obeisance [
o'besn.s]
n. 敬礼, 鞠躬, 敬重
obeisance[ noun ]- bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
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- the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
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Obeisance \O*bei"sance\, n. [F. ob['e]issance obedience, fr.
ob['e]issant. See {Obey}, and cf. {Obedience}, {Abaisance}.]
1. Obedience. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. Deference or homage, or an expression of deference or
respect; a bow; a curtsy.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king. --1
Kings i. 16.
- This obeisance encouraged all that talk about Revolution, the Age of Aquarius and yippiedom.