hom|age «HOM ihj, OM-», noun.
1. respect; reverence; honor: »
Everyone paid homage to the great leader.
SYNONYM(S): deference. See syn. under honor. (Cf. ↑honor)2. in the Middle Ages: a) a formal acknowledgment by a vassal that he owed loyalty and service to his lord. b) a thing done or given to show such acknowledgment. c) the relation established between a vassal and his lord by such an acknowledgment.
╂[< Old French homage < Medieval Latin hominaticum state of being a vassal < Latin homō, -inis man]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.