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Definition of Obeisances
1. obeisance [n] - See also: obeisance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obeisances
Literary usage of Obeisances
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ceremonial Institutions: Being Part IV. of the Principles of Sociology. (The by Herbert Spencer (1883)
"CHAPTER Obeisances. § 383. Concerning a party of Shoshones surprised by them,
Lewis and Clarke write—" The other two, an elderly woman and a little girl, ..."
2. The Principles of Sociology by Herbert Spencer (1896)
"CHAPTER VL Obeisances. § 383. Concerning a party of Shoshones surprised by them,
Lewis and Clarke write—" The other two, an elderly woman and a litle girl, ..."
3. The Principles of Sociology by Herbert Spencer (1900)
"Obeisances. § 383. Concerning a party of Shoshones surprised by them, Lewis and
Clarke write—" The other two, an elderly woman and a litle girl, ..."
4. The Principles of Sociology by Herbert Spencer (1899)
"\x Obeisances. • § 383. Concerning a party of Shoshones surprised by them, Lewis
and Clarke write—" The other two, an elderly woman and a ..."
5. History of a Voyage to the China Sea by John White (1823)
"... ceremonies—Music—Sculpture Painting —Dramatic exhibitions—Padre Joseph—Arrival
of the viceroy '—Presentation—Presents—Humiliating obeisances of ..."
6. Scripture manners and customs by Mary Fawler Maude (1862)
"Obeisances.—KISSING THE ROBE.—TOUCHING THE HEM OF THE GARMENT.—DISMOUNTING.—SPREADING
GARMENTS. —PLACING ON HORSEBACK.—FIXING A SPEAR.—DEPUTATIONS. ..."
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