GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Obeisance (?), n. [F. obéissance obedience, fr. obéissant. See Obey, and cf. Obedience, Abaisance.]
    1. Obedience. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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    2. Deference or homage, or an expression of deference or respect; a bow; a curtsy.

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    Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king. 1 Kings i. 16.

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