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homage

Syllabification: (hom·age)

Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)ämij/

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Definition of homage

noun

special honor or respect shown publicly:they paid homage to the local boy who became president a masterly work written in homage to Beethoven
historical formal public acknowledgment of feudal allegiance:a man doing homage to his personal lord

Origin:

Middle English: Old French, from medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homo, homin- 'man' (the original use of the word denoted the ceremony by which a vassal declared himself to be his lord's “man”)