révérence

See also: reverence

French

Etymology

From Latin reverentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃s/

Noun

révérence f (plural révérences)

1. reverence (deep respect)
2. bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)

Related terms

• révérer

Further reading

• “révérence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.