homage
English
Etymology
From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homo (“a man, in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -aticum (“pertaining to”). The pronunciation in /-ɑːʒ/ is influenced by French hommage.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒmɪdʒ, -ɑːʒ
- Hyphenation: hom‧age
Noun
homage (countable and uncountable, plural homages)
- (countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death
- (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- I sought no homage from the race that write.
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women:
- When a man squeezes the hand of a pretty woman, ... she will consider such an impertinent freedom in the light of an insult, if she have any true delicacy, instead of being flattered by this unmeaning homage to beauty.
- 2006, New York Times
- It’s appropriate that we pay homage to them and the sacrifices they made.
- (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (countable) An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. Recently, the pronunciation /oʊˈmɒːʒ/ has been introduced from French for this usage; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling.
- 2002, Kevin Williamson, Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 6.01)
- He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen.
- 2002, Kevin Williamson, Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 6.01)
- (historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona:
- We'll do thee homage, and be rul'd by thee,
Love thee as our commander and our king.
Usage notes
- Often used in the construction pay homage to.
- Because of the different pronunciations, homage is sometimes preceded by the article a and sometimes by an.[1]
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Derived terms
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Verb
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- (transitive, obsolete) To pay reverence to by external action.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to pay homage.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cowley to this entry?)
Translations
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Further reading
- “homage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “homage”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Homage (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "'Homage'", Ben Zimmer, "On Language", The New York Times, November 5, 2010
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum.
Pronunciation
Noun
homage (plural homages)
- An oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their vassal; a pledge of allegiance.
- Money given to a liege by a vassal or the privilege of collecting such money.
- A demonstration of respect or honor towards an individual (including prayer).
- (rare) Membership in an organised religion or belief system.
- (rare) The totality of a feudal lord's subjects when collected.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “homāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-02.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin hominaticum; equivalent to home + -age.
Noun
homage oblique singular, m (oblique plural homages, nominative singular homages, nominative plural homage)
Descendants
See also
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɒmɪdʒ
- Rhymes:English/ɑːʒ
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- Requests for date/Alexander Pope
- English terms with quotations
- English terms with historical senses
- English transitive verbs
- English terms with obsolete senses
- Requests for quotations/Cowley
- en:Feudalism
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Collectives
- enm:Feudalism
- enm:Money
- Old French terms inherited from Medieval Latin
- Old French terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Old French terms suffixed with -age
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French masculine nouns