Look up: homage

1. Homage
   act of submission by a new VASSAL to his LORD.
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2. homage
   In Britain, feudal ceremony symbolizing the submission of a tenant to his lord. The lord would take the clasped hands of a kneeling man, and kisses might be exchanged as a sign of friendship. The...
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3. Homage
   Hom'age noun [ Old French homage , homenage , French hommage , Late Latin hominaticum , homenaticum , from Latin homo a man, Late Latin also, a client, servant, vassal; akin to Latin humus earth, Greek ...
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4. Homage
   Hom'age transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Homaged ; present participle & verbal noun Homaging .] [ Confer Old French hommager .] 1. To pay reverence to by extern...
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5. homage
   1. A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a sovereign. ... 2. Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid ...
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6. Homage
   • (n.) A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a sovereign. • (v. t.) To cause to pay homage. • (v. t.) To pay reve...
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7. homage
   homage 1. Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly. 2. Ceremonial acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord. A vassal was one who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.
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8. homage
   homage: see feudalism.
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9. Homage
   Within the content of the story-line of a film a reference is occasionally made to another film. Accordingly, an homage is performed to the film and or director of the referenced film in the content of the new production. Such allusions are made in the script, sets, images or clips taken directly from the honored/venerated work
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10. Homage
    Obs. The oath taken by a vassal to signify his relationship with the lord. it is a "contract," and binds both parties to certain acts. If a lord violates the contract, the vassal can defy (de-fief) the lord with no felony.
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11. Homage
    In feudal law, homage was a formal acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to and in presence of his lord on receiving the investiture of a fief or coming to it by succession, that he was his vassal. The tenant, being ungirt and uncovered, kneeled and held up both his hands between those of the lord,...
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12. Homage
    `Homage` ( or ) is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic. It was originally a declaration of fealty in the feudal system (see chapter=Homage-->--> The concept then became ...
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13. Homage
    (feudal) :For other related uses see commendation ceremony and homage (disambiguation) `Homage` in the Middle Ages was the ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position (inve...
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