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Meanings of obeisance in English
Catalan
inclinació Spanish
inclinación The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.
Synonyms
Examples for "obedience"
Examples for "obedience"
1
They have a dozen words for 'obedience' but no word for 'loyalty.'
2
Bound by obedience and schooled in discipline, Lenar Hoyt accepted without question.
3
Note the relation of the various phenomena of obedience in their degrees
4
Not obedience; for the child is born with the love of liberty.
5
Tynn and his wife both came in, in obedience to the request.
Usage of obeisance in English
1
Mother Sub-Prioress gasped; then made obeisance:-theold lay-sister to leave the Convent.
2
Of the manner in which obeisance is done to the King, &c.
3
I hope you won't expect me to kneel for you in obeisance.
4
With these words he bowed himself to the ground in humble obeisance.
5
Then he turned his back and repeated the obeisance to the crowd.
6
He bowed from the hips-andRuth gasped as she saw the obeisance.
7
This obeisance is out of place to one already dead in law.
8
Low obeisance the knights then made, in good faith, without all hate.
9
The formal obeisance might have been made appropriately to his bitterest enemy.
10
Giovanni made his obeisance and his opening speech, and the play began.
11
The Sire de Malétroit rose to meet them with an ironical obeisance.
12
When this messenger came up to the officer he made his obeisance.
13
Kenkenes, startled out of speech, did obeisance and hastened from the temple.
14
We made the usual obeisance, which he returned by inclining his head.
15
They stood in his presence, and respectfully, as usual, made their obeisance.
16
He made a long, profound obeisance, and stepped deferentially to the table.
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Translations for obeisance
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Obeisance through the time
Obeisance across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common