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homage

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/

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Definition of homage

noun

[mass noun]

special honour or respect shown publicly:many villagers come here to pay homage to the Virgin [count noun]:Daniel’s films were a homage to her
historical formal public acknowledgement 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’)