homage

n.

1. Ceremonial acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.
2. Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly. See synonyms at honor.

[Middle English, from Old French, probably from omne, homme, man, from Latin homō, homin-.]

noun

Great respect or high public esteem accorded as a right or as due: deference, honor, obeisance. See respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: devotion
Antonyms: criticism

n

Definition: devotion, admiration
Antonyms: dishonor, disloyalty, disrespect, faithlessness, scorn, treachery

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Homage was the formal and public acknowledgement by a vassal of his allegiance and obligations to a lord of whom he held land or whose overlordship he accepted. By making an act of homage, the vassal's own rights were deemed to be confirmed by his lord. The ceremony of homage involved the vassal kneeling before his lord, the clasping of hands, the uttering of certain key words which acknowledged lordship, and the kissing which symbolized accord. Homage by the peers of the realm remains part of the coronation service.

During the feudal period, the ceremony "wherein the vassal knelt before the lord, acknowledged himself to be his man, and swore fealty [an oath of loyalty to the lord]. It was frequently accompanied by a grant of land from the lord to the vassal, the land to be held of the lord by the vassal as tenant." Moynihan, Introduction to the Law of Real Property §7 (3d ed. 2002). As a consequence, any attempt by the vassal [or tenant] to convey more than the estate which had been granted him (e.g., an attempt by the vassal to convey a fee simple when his grant from the lord consisted only of a life estate), was not only tortious conduct with regard to the lord, but was also treasonous. See fealty.

Under feudalism, the personal submission of a vassal to a lord, by which the vassal pledged to serve the lord and the lord to protect the vassal.

IN BRIEF: Reverential regard or worship.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hyldest, tribut

Nederlands (Dutch)
hulde, eerbetoon

Français (French)
n. - hommage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Huldigung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποταγή, πίστη, φόρος τιμής/υποτελείας, σέβας

Italiano (Italian)
omaggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - homenagem (f), reverência (f)

Русский (Russian)
почтение, обязательство вассала, воздавать должное

Español (Spanish)
n. - homenaje

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hyllning, tro och huldhet (hist.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尊崇, 效忠, 尊敬

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尊崇, 效忠, 尊敬

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 尊敬, 敬意, 忠誠の誓い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البيعه, حفله يعلن فيها المرء أنه من أتباع أمير اقطاعي, العلاقه بين الامير الاقطاعي وتابعه, عمل يعمل أو مال يدفع وفاء بالتزامات التبعيه الاقطاعيه, اجلال, ولاء, ثناء, تقدير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הערצה, הערכה, כבוד, שלמי-כבוד‬

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