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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Obeisance
     homage or reverence to any one (Gen. 37:7; 43:28).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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. A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference
        or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.
  
              Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king. --1
                                                    Kings i. 16.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  obeisance
     n.
     Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a
  deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  obeisance
     n.
     Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a
  deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  obeisance
     n.
     Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a
  deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  obeisance
     n.
     Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a
  deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  obeisance
     Englanti a.
     1 nöyrä kumarrus
     2 kunnioitus

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Obeisance /əʊbˈeɪsəns/
  السجود

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  obeisance //oʊˈbeɪ.səns// //oʊˈbiː.səns// //əʊˈbeɪ.səns// //əˈbeɪ.səns// //əˈbiː.səns// 
  1. почит
  an obedient attitude
  2. реверанс
  demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude