- respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson.
- the formal public acknowledgment by which a feudal tenant or vassal declared himself to be the man or vassal of his lord, owing him fealty and service.
- the relation thus established of a vassal to his lord.
- something done or given in acknowledgment or consideration of the worth of another: a Festschrift presented as an homage to a great teacher.
- a public show of respect or honour towards someone or something (esp in the phrases pay or do homage to)
- (in feudal society)
- the act of respect and allegiance made by a vassal to his lord
- something done in acknowledgment of vassalage
- to render homage to
