obeisancy

English

Noun

obeisancy (plural obeisancies)

1. Alternative form of obeisance
   • 1910, Journal of the Military Service Institution of the United States, page 261:

     The attitude of obeisancy to seniors and of insolency to juniors sits not well upon a gentleman.

References

• “obeisancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.