obeisanceEnglishOxford American Thesaurusobeisance noun 1 they paid obeisance to the Prince | a gesture of obeisance: respect, homage, worship, adoration, reverence, veneration, respectfulness, honor, submission, deference. 2 she made a deep obeisance: bow, curtsy, bob, genuflection, salaam, salutation; Indian namaskar; Chinese, , historical kowtow; archaic reverence.