homage
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:31 pm
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n.
1. Ceremonial acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.
2. Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly. See Synonyms at honor.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably from omne, homme, man, from Latin hom, homin-; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
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