Obeisance

Definitions: Obeisance

Obeisance

Noun

1. Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame.

2. The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.

Date "obeisance" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Obeisance homage or reverence to any one (Gen. 37:7; 43:28). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Synonyms: Obeisance

Synonyms: bow (n), bowing (n), obedience (n). (additional references)

Antonym: disobedience (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Courtesy	Obeisance; (reverence); bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping; kneeling; genuflection; (worship); obsequiousness; capping, shaking hands; Verb: grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur, pledge; love token; (endearment); kiss, buss, salute.
Depression	Bow; courtesy, curtsy; genuflexion, genuflection, kowtow, obeisance, salaam.
Respect	Homage, fealty, obeisance, genuflection, kneeling prostration; obsequiousness; salaam, kowtow, bow, presenting arms, salute.
Submission	Obeisance, homage, kneeling, genuflexion, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, prostration.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Obeisance

English words defined with "obeisance": Abaisance ♦ Humblesse ♦ Obeisancy ♦ Salam. (references)

Specialty definitions using "obeisance": Drinking Healths. (references)

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Maidens of Servitude 2: Obeisance (1994)
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"Obeisance" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Obeisance" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	31	62,296

Expressions using "obeisance": do an obeisance ♦ do obeisance to ♦ make an obeisance ♦ make obeisance ♦ making obeisance ♦ pay obeisance to. Additional references.
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The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "obeisance"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		respektim (observance, veneration), përkulje në shenjë nderimi, nderim (compliments, consideration, credit, curtsey, curtsy, deference, devoirs, distinction, esteem, estimation, homage, honor, honour, respect, respectability, respectfulness, reverence, salute, veneration). (various references)

Arabic		‏ولاء (allegiance, faith, fidelity, loyalty), ‏توقير (adoration, reverence, veneration), ‏إكبار (respect), ‏إنحناءة (bow, inclination), ‏إحترام (consideration, courtesy, deference, esteem, estimation, homage, honor, honour, prestige, regard, reputability, respect, respects, reverence). (various references)

Bulgarian		уважение (admiration, consideration, credit, deference, duty, esteem, estimation, homage, honor, honour, observance, piety, regard, respect, reverence, worship), реверанс (curtsey, curtsy, reverence, scrape), почит (esteem, homage, honor, honour, regard, respect, reverence, worship), поклон (bow, curtsey, reverence, salaam). (various references)

Czech		podrobení se, hold (homage, tribute), úklona (bow), úcta (awe, deference, esteem, estimation, piety, regard, reputation, respect, reverence, tribute, veneration). (various references)

Dutch		revérence (bow, curtsy), buiging (accent, bow, curtsy). (various references)

Esperanto		riverenco (bow, curtsy). (various references)

Farsi		کرنش , تواضع (Courtesy, Humility), تعظیم (Bow, Curtsy), احترام (Curtsy, Regard, Respect, Respectability, Revere, Reverence, Tribute, Veneration). (various references)

French		salut cérémonieux, respect, révérence, hommage. (various references)

German		ehrerbietung (deference, respect, reverence), Verbeugung (bow, curtsy), Reverenz (bow, curtsy, reverence). (various references)

Greek		προσκύνημα (pilgrimage, prostration, worship), υπόκλιση (bow, curtsey, curtsy), υπακοή (allegiance, obedience, obedientness, observance, submissiveness). (various references)

Hebrew		קדה (Beck, Bob, bow, curtsey), הכנעה (capitulation, humbleness, humility, subjection, subjugation, submission). (various references)

Hungarian		hódolat (deference, homage, reverence, veneration), meghajtás (actuation, drive, driving, inclination, propulsion), hódolás, főhajtás (inclination of the head). (various references)

Italian		omaggio (compliments, free sample, gift, give away, homage, hommage, regards, respects, tribute), reverenza, inchino (bow, curtsey, curtsy). (various references)

Manx		fomys (allegiance, homage, submission). (various references)

Pig Latin		obeisanceay

Portuguese		reverência (awe, bow, curtsey, curtsy, homage, reverence), mesura (bow, curtsey, curtsy, reverence). (various references)

Romanian		reverenţã (bow, curtsey, curtsy, esteem, respect, reverence), respect (consideration, deference, duty, esteem, estimation, homage, observance, observancy, regard, respect, reverence), plecãciune (bow, inclination, nod, reverence). (various references)

Russian		почтение (duty, homage, respect, respects, reverence). (various references)

Scottish		ùmhlachd (humility, obedience). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pozdrav (bye, bye bye, greeting, salutation, salute), poklon (bounty, dole, donative, gift, handout, handsel, offering, present), naklon (bow, curtsey). (various references)

Spanish		saludo (accost, bow, greeting, hail, salutation, salute), reverencia (Bob, bow, bowing, curtsey, curtsy, drawing, reverence), homenaje (homage, honor, honour, tribute). (various references)

Swedish		vördnadsfull hälsning (obeisence), vördnad (awe, obeisence, reverence, veneration), djup bugning (kotow, kowtow, salaam), aktning (consideration, deference, esteem, estimation, respect). (various references)

Thai		พฤติกรรมที่แสดงถึงการเคารพ, การก้มคำนับ. (various references)

Turkish		saygı (compliment, consideration, deference, esteem, estimation, homage, piety, regard, respect, veneration), hürmet (deference, homage, honor, honour, regard, respect, reverence, tribute, veneration), baş eğme, önünde eğilme. (various references)

Ukranian		ушанування, реверанс (curtsey, curtsy), шанобливий уклін, шана (aureola, aureole, observance, worship), пошана (credit, deference, homage, kudos), повага (credit, deference, esteem, estimation, homage, regard, respect, respectfulness). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự tôn sùng. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	famulatus. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	obeissance. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 43, Verse 27
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Hrwthsen de autouV pwV ecete kai eipen autoiV ei ugiainei o pathr umwn o presbuteroV on eipate eti zh
Latin	405	Vulgate	At ille clementer resalutatis eis interrogavit dicens salvusne est pater vester senex de quo dixeratis mihi adhuc vivit
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he goodly hem ayen salutid, askide hem, seiynge, Whether youre oold fader is saaf, of whom ye spaken to me? yit lyueth he?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And he welcomed the curteously sainge: is youre father that old man which ye tolde me of in good health? and is he yet alyue?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Victorian English	1833	Webster	\43:28\And they answered, Thy servant, our father, is in good health, he is yet alive: and they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.
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Language	Genesis Chapter 43, Verse 27
Cebuano	Ug siya nangutana kanila mahitungod sa ilang panglawas, ug miingon siya: Ang inyong amahan, ang tigulang nga giingon ninyo, Maayo ba siya? Buhi pa ba siya?
Croatian	Upita ih on za zdravlje te æe dalje: "A je li dobro vaš stari otac o kome ste mi govorili? Je li još dobra zdravlja?"
Danish	De svarede: "Det går din Træl, vor Fader, vel; han lever endnu!" Og de bøjede sig og kastede sig til Jorden.
Dutch	En hij vraagde hun naar hun welstand, en zeide: Is het wel met uw vader, den oude, waarvan gij zeidet? Leeft hij nog?
Finnish	Hän tervehti heitä ja kysyi: "Kuinka voi teidän vanha isänne, josta puhuitte? Vieläkö hän elää?"
French	Il leur demanda comment ils se portaient; et il dit: Votre vieux père, dont vous avez parlé, est-il en bonne santé? vit-il encore?
German	Er aber grüßte sie freundlich und sprach: Geht es eurem Vater, dem Alten, wohl, von dem ihr mir sagtet? Lebt er noch?
Haitian Creole	Jozèf mande yo kouman yo ye. Apre sa, li di yo: -Granmoun nou te pale m' lan, papa nou an, ban m' nouvèl li non? Li la toujou? Li byen?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Yusuf bertanya tentang keadaan mereka, lalu berkata, "Kamu telah menceritakan kepadaku tentang ayahmu yang sudah tua itu. Bagaimana keadaannya? Baik-baikkah?"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka Yusufpun bertanyakanlah hal selamat mereka itu, katanya: Adakah baik bapa kamu, orang tua, yang telah kamu sebutkan itu? Adakah ia lagi hidup?
Maori	Na ka ui ia ki a ratou ki te pai, ka mea, Kei te pai ranei to koutou papa, te koroheke i korerotia mai ra e koutou? E ora ana ano ranei ia?
Norwegian	De svarte: Ja! Det går din tjener vår far vel; han lever ennu. Og de bøide sig og kastet sig ned for ham.
Portuguese	Então ele lhes perguntou como estavam; e prosseguiu: vosso pai, o ancião de quem falastes, está bem? ainda vive?
Rumanian	El i -a kntrebat de sqnqtate; wi a zis: ,,Bqtrknul vostru tatq, de care ayi vorbit, este sqnqtos? Mai trqiewte?``
Russian	пО УРТПУЙМ ЙИ П ЪДПТПЧШЕ Й УЛБЪБМ: ЪДПТПЧ МЙ ПФЕГ ЧБЫ УФБТЕГ, П ЛПФПТПН ЧЩ ЗПЧПТЙМЙ? ЦЙЧ МЙ ЕЭЕ ПО?
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "obeisance": obeisances. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Obeisance" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: obeiance, obeisace, obeisances, obeiscance, obeisence, obeisnace, obeissance, obesiance, obesisance, obeyance, obiesance, obiesence, obseisance, odeisance. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "obeisance" (pronounced 'O*bei"sance'): Abaisance, Defeasance, malfeasance, misfeasance, Non-feasance, Nuisance, Suffisance. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-i-n-o-s"
	-2 letters: absence, acinose, beacons, beanies, bonacis, ebonies, ebonise, obscene, senecio.
	-3 letters: aeonic, bacons, bancos, basion, beacon, beanie, beanos, binocs, bonaci, bonsai, cabins, canoes, casein, casino, ceibas, cobias, conies, cosine, encase, eosine, icones, incase, nieces, oceans, oscine, sabine, seance, seneca.
	-4 letters: acnes, aeons, anise, bacon, banco, banes, basic, basin, beano, beans, benes, bices, bines, bison.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-e-i-n-o-s"
	+1 letter: obeisances.
	+2 letters: baronetcies, benzocaines.
	+3 letters: absorbencies, benefactions, celebrations, cerebrations, considerable, decarbonizes, exorbitances, inobservance, ribonuclease, sociableness.
	+4 letters: cerebrospinal, combativeness, considerables, decarbonizers, exacerbations, incontestable, inobservances, ribonucleases.
	+5 letters: beneficiations, bronchiectases, compatibleness, decerebrations, inconsiderable, indecomposable, indiscoverable, rediscountable, sociablenesses, undiscoverable, unsociableness.
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