obeisance literary

He had to have control of others - obeisance, really.

I put my foot on the back of his head as he did obeisance to me.

We made our obeisances, but of these he seemed to take no note.

As one man they threw themselves to earth in obeisance.

They stared at me with big eyes as I made my obeisance.

My time has come and you owe me but one obeisance only.

She replied with a deep obeisance and turned to go.

He paid more than the usual obeisance to the black community.

When I made my obeisance and would have left, she called me back in a different tone.

In much of his work, obeisance is made to these ghosts.

The girl ended her dance at once, made an obeisance, and left the room.

She did not look up from the posture of obeisance until I called her name.

Without conscious thought he made an obeisance of deep respect.

He is fed up with everyone paying obeisance to his wife.

He held my arms, shaking his head, saying that the time had not yet come for such obeisance.

He shuffled toward the door while still making his obeisance and left the room.

She is clearly the queen, and her subjects pay obeisance.

I had no intention of falling on my face in obeisance.

"Then walk slowly up and make obeisance to the Queen."

Too, she did not have to perform such an obeisance in this context.

She returned to it, a common position of slave obeisance.

Automatically, she bowed and made her obeisance to the God.

I stopped perhaps ten feet away from her, unsure what sort of obeisances to make, if any.

"Of what value is his obeisance to me, faithful one?"

Most exciting, though, was the total obeisance of their poses.