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homage.

A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɒmɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ɒˈmɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/(h)oʊˈmɑʒ/General-American
  1. A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.

    countable
  3. In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in /-ɑːʒ/ and with silent h are due to confusion with the nearly synonymous doublet hommage, which is indeed pronounced /oʊˈmɑːʒ/.

verb/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɒmɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ɒˈmɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/(h)oʊˈmɑʒ/General-American
  1. To pay reverence to by external action.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To cause to pay homage.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in /-ɑːʒ/ and with silent h are due to confusion with the nearly synonymous doublet hommage, which is indeed pronounced /oʊˈmɑːʒ/.

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