单词 | homaging |
释义 | homagingn. The action of rendering or paying homage; an instance of this. ΚΠ a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvii. l. 166 Hyder Am I now..comen..of ȝoure diseise owt forto brynge ȝif ȝe welen don me homagynge. 1765 ‘Rabby Shylock’ Jew Apologist ii. x. 134 How far the clause will favour Wake's scheme Of overthrowing th'invoking of saints, The homaging of their figures and shrines, And merit of works; I'll shew in its place. 1845 J. Mitchel Life & Times Aodh O'Neill i. 24 Con the Lame recognized his true son, and repented him of his base homaging and his foreign earldom. a1896 W. Morris Water of Wondrous Isles (1897) vi. i. 369 I will tarry my homaging till we rest our horses by the wayside. 1927 E. K. Chambers Arthur of Brit. ii. 38 The feast itself is conducted on twelfth-century lines, with a feudal homaging and a banquet and a tournament in honour of the ladies. 2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 May (Sunday Arts section) n11 In the process of all this homaging, something wonderfully unique emerges. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450 |
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