homage

  • 11homage — /(h)amaj/ In feudal law, a service (or the ceremony of rendering it) which a tenant was bound to perform to his lord on receiving investiture of a fee, or succeeding to it as heir, in acknowledgment of the tenure. It is described as the most… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12homage — /(h)amaj/ In feudal law, a service (or the ceremony of rendering it) which a tenant was bound to perform to his lord on receiving investiture of a fee, or succeeding to it as heir, in acknowledgment of the tenure. It is described as the most… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13homage — hom|age [ hamıdʒ ] noun singular or uncount something that someone does or says in order to show respect or admiration: pay homage to: a memorial to pay homage to the victims a. a way of showing respect to an artist, writer, musician, etc. by… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14homage — UK [ˈhɒmɪdʒ] / US [ˈhɑmɪdʒ] noun [singular/uncountable] something that someone does or says in order to show respect or admiration pay homage to: a memorial to pay homage to the victims a) a way of showing respect to an artist, writer, musician… …

    English dictionary

  • 15Homage — 1) Formal acknowledgement of a *vassal s allegiance and *fealty to his lord. Thus the young King Edward III did homage in June 1329 to Philip, the new king of France. But Edward did this as duke of Aquitaine, not as king of England. *Bracton said …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 16homage — n. 1) to pay homage to 2) in homage to * * * [ hɒmɪdʒ] in homage to to pay homage to …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17homage — [[t]hɒ̱mɪʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N to n Homage is respect shown towards someone or something you admire, or to a person in authority. Palace has released two marvellous films that pay homage to our literary heritage... At his coronation he received …

    English dictionary

  • 18homage — /hom ij, om /, n. 1. respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson. 2. the formal public acknowledgment by which a feudal tenant or vassal declared himself to be the man or vassal of his lord,… …

    Universalium

  • 19homage — noun /ˈhɑmədʒ,ˈɑmədʒ,oʊˈmɒːʒ/ a) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lords rights. Well do thee homage, and be ruld by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king. b) A demonstration of …

    Wiktionary

  • 20homage — noun (singular) formal something you do to show respect and honour for an important person: pay homage to sb (=show respect and honour for someone): The film pays homage to Woody Allen, using some of his best comic lines …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English