A Dictionary of the English Language/abaisance

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483243A Dictionary of the English Language — abaisanceSamuel Johnson (1709–1784)


Abai’sance. n. s. [from the French abaiser, to depress, to bring down.] An act of reverence, a bow. Obeysance is considered by Skinner as a corruption of abaisance, but is now universally used.