Found 2 items, similar to Obeisance.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: obeisance obeisance n 1: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame [syn: bow, bowing] 2: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person [syn: obedience] [ant: disobedience]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Obeisance Obeisance \O*bei"sance\, n. [F. ob['e]issance obedience, fr. ob['e]issant. See Obey, and cf. Obedience, Abaisance.] 1. Obedience. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]