obeisance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
    bowing; bow.
  2. noun the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
    obedience.

WordNet

O*bei"sance noun
Etymology
F. obéissance obedience, fr. obéissant. See Obey, and cf. Obedience, Abaisance.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913