abaisancen.

Brit.

/əˈbeɪ(ɪ)sns/, U.S.

/əˈbeɪs(ə)ns/

Forms: late Middle English abeisans, late Middle English abesyans, 1600s abaissance, 1600s– abaisance.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French abessance.

Etymology: < Middle French abessance, abesance abasement, humility (1267 in Old French as abaissance ; French †abaissance ; compare Anglo-Norman abaysance dismay (1216 or earlier)) < abaissant , present participle of abaisser to lower, humiliate (see abase v.): see -ance -ance suffix. Compare earlier obeisance n. and also beisance n.In English, this word was associated with the formally similar but etymologically unrelated word obeisance n. at an early date (compare obeisance n. 3).

Now rare.

An act expressing deference or respect, usually a bending forwards of the body; a bow.

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a1486 Ordinances Chivalry in Archaeologia (1900) 57 39 (MED) Then shall all þe vj Gentillmen..un helme them be fore the sayde ladyys, and make theyre abeisans.

1656 P. Heylyn France Painted to Life ii. iv. 96 I humbled thanked his Lordship, for such an ineffable and immerited favour, in the best complement and greatest abaisance I could devise.

1675 R. Allestree Art Contentm. iv. 78 Haman can find no gust in all the sensualities of the Persian Court, because a poor despicable Jew denies his abaisance.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (at cited word) An Abaisance, a low Conge or Bow, a stooping down.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Obeysance is considered by Skinner as a corruption of abaisance, but is now universally used.

1854 E. Robinson Westm. Abbey III. xxxvi. 356 And with a profound abaisance to the astonished and perplexed king, Anne took her chaplain's arm, and glided from his presence.

2004 D. W. Harding Iron Age in Northern Brit. ii. v. 110 The low lintel and cap-stones of which, combined with long, low passage, implies a defensive purpose, or at least the physical and symbolic abaisance of anyone entering the building.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abaisance
释义	abaisancen. Brit. /əˈbeɪ(ɪ)sns/, U.S. /əˈbeɪs(ə)ns/ Forms: late Middle English abeisans, late Middle English abesyans, 1600s abaissance, 1600s– abaisance. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French abessance. Etymology: < Middle French abessance, abesance abasement, humility (1267 in Old French as abaissance ; French †abaissance ; compare Anglo-Norman abaysance dismay (1216 or earlier)) < abaissant , present participle of abaisser to lower, humiliate (see abase v.): see -ance -ance suffix. Compare earlier obeisance n. and also beisance n.In English, this word was associated with the formally similar but etymologically unrelated word obeisance n. at an early date (compare obeisance n. 3). Now rare. An act expressing deference or respect, usually a bending forwards of the body; a bow. ΚΠ a1486 Ordinances Chivalry in Archaeologia (1900) 57 39 (MED) Then shall all þe vj Gentillmen..un helme them be fore the sayde ladyys, and make theyre abeisans. 1656 P. Heylyn France Painted to Life ii. iv. 96 I humbled thanked his Lordship, for such an ineffable and immerited favour, in the best complement and greatest abaisance I could devise. 1675 R. Allestree Art Contentm. iv. 78 Haman can find no gust in all the sensualities of the Persian Court, because a poor despicable Jew denies his abaisance. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (at cited word) An Abaisance, a low Conge or Bow, a stooping down. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Obeysance is considered by Skinner as a corruption of abaisance, but is now universally used. 1854 E. Robinson Westm. Abbey III. xxxvi. 356 And with a profound abaisance to the astonished and perplexed king, Anne took her chaplain's arm, and glided from his presence. 2004 D. W. Harding Iron Age in Northern Brit. ii. v. 110 The low lintel and cap-stones of which, combined with long, low passage, implies a defensive purpose, or at least the physical and symbolic abaisance of anyone entering the building. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1486
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