Obeisance
Pronunciation : O*bei"sance
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. ob?issance obedience, fr. ob?issant. See Obey, and cf. Obedience, Abaisance.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913