obedience, obeisance
(noun) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
bow, bowing, obeisance
(noun) bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obeisance (countable and uncountable, plural obeisances)
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.
An obedient attitude.
• Usually in the phrases do obeisance or make obeisance.
Source: Wiktionary
O*bei"sance, n. Etym: [F. obéissance obedience, fr. obéissant. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
