hom|age

hom|age
hom|age «HOM ihj, OM-», noun.
1. respect; reverence; honor: »

Everyone paid homage to the great leader.

SYNONYM(S): deference. See syn. under honor. (Cf. ↑honor)
2. in the Middle Ages: a) a formal acknowledgment by a vassal that he owed loyalty and service to his lord. b) a thing done or given to show such acknowledgment. c) the relation established between a vassal and his lord by such an acknowledgment.
╂[< Old French homage < Medieval Latin hominaticum state of being a vassal < Latin homō, -inis man]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hom·age — /ˈɑːmıʤ, Brit ˈhɑːmıʤ/ noun 1 [noncount] : respect or honor People bowed in homage to [=as a sign of respect for] the king as he passed by. Her paintings pay homage to [=honor] women artists of the past. 2 [singular] : something that is done to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hom — hom·age; hom·a·lop·sid; hom·ey; hom·i·nid; hom·i·noid; bon·hom·mie; hom; hom·ax·o·ni·al; hom·ax·on·ic; hom·ey·ness; hom·i·let·i·cal·ly; hom·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… …   English syllables

  • age — [ aʒ ] n. m. • 1801; var. dial. (Poitou, Berry) de haie XIIIe, en ce sens ♦ Longue pièce horizontale à laquelle s ajustent le soc et toutes les autres pièces de la charrue. ⊗ HOM. poss. Âge. ● age nom masculin (ancien français haie, du francique… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • âge — age [ aʒ ] n. m. • 1801; var. dial. (Poitou, Berry) de haie XIIIe, en ce sens ♦ Longue pièce horizontale à laquelle s ajustent le soc et toutes les autres pièces de la charrue. ⊗ HOM. poss. Âge. ● age nom masculin (ancien français haie, du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • âgé — age [ aʒ ] n. m. • 1801; var. dial. (Poitou, Berry) de haie XIIIe, en ce sens ♦ Longue pièce horizontale à laquelle s ajustent le soc et toutes les autres pièces de la charrue. ⊗ HOM. poss. Âge. ● age nom masculin (ancien français haie, du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • âge — (â j ) s. m. 1°   Durée ordinaire de la vie. L âge de l homme ne passe pas communément quatre vingts ans. •   Il faut épargner le temps de la jeunesse ; celui qui reste au fond n est pas seulement le plus court, mais le plus mauvais et comme la… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Ménez-Hom — Géographie Altitude 330 m Massif Montagnes Noires Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ken Hom — infobox chef caption = Portrait of Ken Hom birthdate = birth date and age|1949|5|3|mf=y birthplace = Tucson, Arizona, United States of America education = University of California, BerkeleyKen Hom (born May 3, 1949 in Tucson, Arizona, United… …   Wikipedia

  • Lee-Hom Wang — Infobox Chinese language singer and actor name = Lee Hom Wang caption = Lee Hom Wang playing the piano at 2007 Heroes of Earth concert in Vegas. chinesename = 王力宏 pinyinchinesename = Wáng Lìhóng jyutpingchinesename = Wong4 Lik6wang4 birthname =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”