O*bei"sance (?), n. [F.
obéissance obedience, fr. obéissant. See
Obey, and cf. Obedience, Abaisance.]
1. Obedience. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A manifestation of obedience; an
expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a
courtesy.
Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the
king.
1 Kings i. 16.