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obeisancy

obeisancy is the alternative form of obeisance.

Meaning of obeisance

Noun

obeisance (countable and uncountable, plural obeisances)

  1. Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.
    • In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore; / Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;1845 February, — Quarles [pseudonym; Edgar Allan Poe], “The Raven”, in The American Review, volume I, number II, New York, N.Y.; London: Wiley & Putnam, […], →OCLC
  2. An obedient attitude.

Forms of obeisancy

pluralobeisancies

Questions about obeisancy

What is obeisancy the alternative form of?
Obeisancy is the alternative form of obeisance.

Words near obeisancy in the dictionary

  1. Obedinsky
  2. obedt
  3. obeisance
  4. obeisances
  5. obeisancies
  6. obeisancy
  7. obeisant
  8. obeisantly
  9. obeisaunce
  10. obeisaunces
  11. obeisaunt

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