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Feudal Law. Now historical. Formal and public acknowledgement of allegiance, by which a male tenant declares himself the vassal of the king or…
Phrases. to kiss the ground, (a) to prostrate oneself on the ground in token of homage; (b) figurative to be overthrown or brought low.
intransitive. To pay homage. Also with to. Obsolete.