Obeisance

Definition of Obeisance

O`bei´sance
n.1.Obedience.
2.Deference or homage, or an expression of deference or respect; a bow; a curtsy.
Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king.
- 1 Kings i. 16.

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